Most people around the world trust scientists and think they should actively shape government policy, according to a major new international study involving researchers from Latrobe University and the ...

From the first stars to the present day, each generation cast oxygen into space in its dying moments. So, while water was rare in the early Universe, it is relatively common now. But a new study ...

Most people worldwide trust scientists and think they should actively shape government policy, according to a major new international study involving researchers from Latrobe University and the ...

But this treatment will not eliminate dormant parasites in the liver. This means that scientists can study relapsing malaria infections over the next six months. During this period, people ...

Scientists have imaged exocomet belts around 74 stars, revealing tiny pebbles that shed light on planetary formation. The study shows that belt structures vary widely, hinting at hidden planets ...

People are to be sent from Britain to the Netherlands to be deliberately infected with a form of malaria so scientists can study its effects. Plasmodium vivax is a type of malaria that can remain ...

Typically, a star spins at incredibly fast speeds at the end of its life; however, scientists at the University of Sydney have identified a new type of neutron star that is quite literally the ...

Volunteers are to be sent from Oxford to the Netherlands to be deliberately infected with a form of malaria, so scientists can study its effects. Plasmodium vivax is a type of malaria that can ...

The fundamental challenge in reaching a different star system lies in figuring out ... or you need to stay in the beam a long time." A study by Greason and Gerrit Bruhaug, a physicist at Los ...

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