Neutrino Detector at the South Pole Gets Breakthrough of the Year Award
The IceCube Laboratory at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, in Antarctica, hosts the computers collecting raw data. Credit: Felipe Pedreros. IceCube/NSF.
A Blast from Its Past Dates the Youngest Neutron-Star Binary
This composite image shows the energies streaming toward Earth from this object -- X-rays in blue and the radio emission in purple. These energy detections have been overlaid in this image on an optical field of view from the Digitized Sky Survey.
Ultra-Bright Gamma-Ray Burst Shakes Up Theories of Light Production in the Most Powerful Explosions
This illustration shows one moment in the explosive evolution of a gamma-ray burst. Scroll down on this page to see video animations and more illustrations of one of the brightest gamma-ray explosions ever seen, the burst named GRB 130427A, which was discovered in 2013. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
New Tool Developed for Profiling Critical Regulatory Structures of RNA Molecules
Arabidopsis thaliana, commonly known as mouse-ear cress. Credit: United States Department of Agriculture.
Neutrinos on Ice Now the Coolest New Astronomy Tool
Sensor descends down a hole in the ice as part of the installation of the IceCube telescope. IceCube is among the most ambitious scientific construction projects ever attempted. Credit:NSF/B. Gudbjartsson
Investigating Roles of Rare Genetic Variants in Disease
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Male Lizards Prefer More-Feminine Lizards to "Bearded Ladies," New Research Finds
A male fence lizard with male-type bright blue "badges" outlined in black on parts of its body. Credit: Langkilde lab, Penn State University.
New Type of Black-Hole Quasar Discovered
Illustration of one possibility, showing the gas of a quasar flowing into a black hole. Credit: York University
Caribou May Be Indirectly Affected by Sea-Ice Loss in the Arctic
A female caribou and her calf. Credit: Eric Post, Penn State University
"Transformer" Star Discovered with X-rays and Radio Waves
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