The big brother Majestic Jupiter is pushing the best side of our solar system. A sharp new image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the vast, ever-evolving climate of a giant planet – showing both short- and long-term changes. In the Northern Hemisphere, storm clouds may indicate the formation of …
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Scientists call it the Doomsday Glacier. That’s partly because Britain-sized glacier whites in West Antarctica are melting at an alarming rate: retreating by about half a mile (2,625 feet) each year. Scientists estimate that glaciers will lose their ice in about 200 to 600 years. When that happens, it will …
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From bird feathers to fruit skins, there are two main ways to display color in the natural world: by pigment substances that provide selective color absorption, or by structural color – using microscopic compositions to control light reflection. Now scientists have created a computer model that explains why the brightest …
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Scientists have established a bundle of processes that go wrong in the skin for people who have eczema (also called atopic dermatitis), and it may help us to figure out how to combat this chronic condition. Back in 2006, researchers found a strong bond between people who did not miss …
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There are many reasons why life on earth can exist. We are at the right distance from the sun, our planet has an abundance of liquid water (but not too much to cover all the land), and our atmosphere is beautiful and thick, protecting us from radiation and dangers in …
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