Unprecedented insight into two-dimensional magnets using diamond quantum sensors
Credit: University of Basel, Department of Physics For the first time, physicists at the University of Basel have succeeded in...
NASA winner demos red berries on the red planet
Mars greenhouse design provides food and exercise for astronautsCredit: Image courtesy of: Thayer School of Engineering HANOVER, N.H. - April...
Mystery of the universe’s expansion rate widens with new Hubble data
Credit: NASA, ESA, A. Riess (STScI/JHU) and Palomar Digitized Sky Survey Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope say they have...
NIH awards University of Delaware’s Lachke $1.7 million grant
Study of genes related to eye development disorders gets five years of supportCredit: Photo by Evan Krape Months before you...
Ice-proof coating for big structures relies on a ‘beautiful demonstration of mechanics’
Credit: Joseph Xu/Michigan Engineering, Communications & Marketing, University of Michigan ANN ARBOR--A new class of coatings that sheds ice effortlessly...
Human encroachment alters air quality over Amazon rainforest
Plumes of air pollution generated from a rapidly expanding city within the Amazon rainforest are wafting hundreds of miles and...
Two birds, one stone: Drug combo may prove effective against second type of leukemia
Researchers demonstrate arsenic-based therapy can reverse drug tolerance in acute myeloid leukemiaCredit: BIDMC BOSTON - Every year, nearly 11,000 Americans...
Dentists can be the first line of defense against domestic violence
PHOENIX - The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix and Midwestern University have published an article to bring...
Healthy aging entails reorganization of function in prefrontal brain areas
Researchers from HSE University and York University have become the first to analyse the results of 82 functional neuroimaging studies...
It’s OK to indulge once in a while: The body adapts to occasional short-term overeating
Body focuses on removing glucose to preserve insulin sensitivity in short-term overeating bout Rockville, Md. (April 25, 2019)--Overeating has been...
IAS researchers detect evidence of 6 new binary black hole mergers within LVC data
Credit: Lee Sandberg Scholars at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) recently submitted a paper announcing the discovery of six...
Next-generation NASA instrument advanced to study the atmospheres of Uranus and Neptune
Credit: NASA Much has changed technologically since NASA's Galileo mission dropped a probe into Jupiter's atmosphere to investigate, among other...
Study in mice uncovers an unknown pathway for breast cancer tumors to recur
The finding suggests immune cells could be targeted using existing therapiesCredit: Duke Health DURHAM, N.C. -- For many women who...
Low awareness of hypertension and diabetes in China elderly causing public health concerns
Majority of Chinese who were diagnosed with hypertension and/or type 2 diabetes in 2011 said they were unaware of having...
Hubble measurements suggest disparity in Hubble constant calculations is not a fluke
Credit: NASA, ESA. Acknowledgement: Josh Lake Hubble's measurements of today's expansion rate do not match the rate that was expected...
Integrated approaches to natural resource management key to Canada’s continued prosperity
The expert panel on the state of knowledge and practice of integrated approaches to natural resource management in CanadaCredit: Council...
New in the Hastings Center Report: Federal right-to-try, the gamification of science, & more
Credit: On the cover: Somebody Wants to Know, by Ludovic Laffineur, soft pastel on paper, 120 x 85 cm. Courtesy...
Extracting something from nothing: A bright glow from empty space
Particles travelling through empty space can emit bright flashes of gamma rays by interacting with the quantum vacuum, according to...
Human activity can influence the gut microbiota of Darwin’s finches in the Galapagos
Junk food irresistible even for birdsCredit: Sarah Knutie In the Galapagos Islands, Darwin's finches drawn to junk food are experiencing...
Royal Academy of Engineering technology chair for Strathclyde professor
Credit: University of Strathclyde A Physics Professor at the University of Strathclyde has been awarded a prestigious Chair in Emerging...
