Gaia mission’s Milky Way map pinpoints locations of billion-plus stars

A new map of the galaxy, the most precise to date, reveals positions on the sky for over 1 billion stars both within and beyond the Milky Way.

This new galactic atlas, courtesy of the  ... Read more »

Rattlesnakes have reduced their repertoire of venoms

Reptiles’ common ancestor possessed greater variety of toxic proteins

Modern rattlesnakes have pared down their weaponry stockpile fr ... Read more »