Nature study finds transform faults play active role in shaping ocean floors. Forces acting inside the Earth have been constantly reshaping the continents and ocean basins over millions of years….
Experts explore for the first time life on the seafloor in a region formerly covered by thick ice Roughly two weeks ago, a massive iceberg calved from the Antarctic Ice…
Layers of ice and rock obviate the need for “habitable zone” and shield life against threats. One of the most profound discoveries in planetary science over the past 25 years…
Rainbows are some of the most spectacular optical phenomena in the natural world and Hawai’i has an amazing abundance of them. In a new publication, an atmospheric scientist at the…
High-resolution model reveals new insights With the help of highly resolved realistic model simulations physicists at the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research (IOW) have succeeded in depicting the so-called…
They are also called power plants of the cells: the mitochondria. They are present in almost all eukaryotic cells and they supply the cells with energy. Until now, it was…