IN a recent communication1, it was recorded that a number of hydrocarbons, including pure paraffin, readily entered the air-spaces of a leaf strip placed vertically in contact with the surface of ...

The N.C. Aquarium Jennette’s Pier reminds people living in the Outer Banks that Florida manatees will be visiting this summer ...

The Sun’s outer atmosphere—the corona—only reveals itself during total solar eclipses, which happen about every 18 months on Earth, and are only visible along a narrow path. These events offer ...

A rare Martian meteorite discovered in the Sahara Desert in 2023 represents 6.5% of all known Martian material on Earth and is heading to auction with estimates of $2-4 million.

The outer core extends for around 1,400 miles and mostly consists of liquid iron and nickel. Temperatures here are thought to range between around 7,200 and 9,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

A new wrinkle: Geometry of brain's outer surface correlates with genetic heritage. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2015 / 07 / 150709180214.htm ...

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego and the School of Medicine have found that the three-dimensional shape of the cerebral cortex - the wrinkled outer layer of the brain ...

Geologists Reveal That Surface Water Is Transforming Earth's Outer Core. Published Nov 15, 2023 at 10:25 AM EST Updated Nov 15, 2023 at 1:37 PM EST. By .

The fact that the Sun's distant atmosphere is significantly hotter than its surface has been a topic of confusion in astrophysics for decades. Now, however, researchers may have identified a solar ...

The Flight Data Recorder (FDR), on the other hand, collects parameters such as altitude, airspeed, heading, vertical acceleration, and control surface movements, among others. In modern jets like the ...

In the outer solar system — for example, near Pluto — the impactors are small Kuiper Belt objects. Their census is known through telescope surveys, but some uncertainty remains.