New method can model chemistry in extreme magnetic fields of white dwarfs
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 18, 2017 -- Most stars become white dwarfs when they reach the end of their stellar life...
Well-kept vacant lots can help reduce crime
Credit: Harley J. Seeley EAST LANSING, Mich. - Maintaining the yards of vacant properties helps reduce crime rates in urban...
Predictive power
Credit: TVA Few jobs are more massive than that of building a nuclear power plant, a project that takes years...
Master detox molecule boosts immune defenses
Credit: Communication LIH Scientists of the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH) have discovered a so far unknown molecular mechanism by...
Better living through pressure: Functional nanomaterials made easy
Credit: Randy Montoya, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Using pressure instead of chemicals, a Sandia National Laboratories team has...
New study offers good news for pork producers
URBANA, Ill. - What happens when meat scientists get their hands on nearly 8,000 commercially raised pigs? They spend a...
Prescribed forest fire frequency should be based on land management goals
Loading video... Credit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. - In recent decades, scientists and land managers have realized the importance...
Frog slime kills flu virus
Credit: Sanil George + Jessica Shartouny A component of the skin mucus secreted by South Indian frogs can kill the...
Liver progenitor cells are involved in the development of hepatic tumors
The malignant transformation of hepatocytes is the origin of most hepatocellular carcinomas, an aggressive type of liver cancer with high...
Sea scorpions: The original sea monster
Credit: Nathan Rogers Four hundred and thirty million years ago, long before the evolution of barracudas or sharks, a different...
Cytokine controls immune cells that trigger inflammatory bowel disease, study finds
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--A certain cytokine, or small protein that helps cells communicate during immune responses, can control whether...
NASA measures rainfall rates in Tropical Cyclone Maarutha
Loading video... Credit: Credits: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce Tropical Storm Maarutha became the first tropical cyclone of 2017 in the Bay...
NASA sees lingering remnants of Tropical Cyclone 02W
Credit: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response The remnant clouds associated with former Tropical Cyclone 02W continued to linger in the...
‘Gamers’ method creates unique 4-D molecular spectral maps
Credit: Harel WASHINGTON, D.C., April 18, 2017 -- Researchers at Northwestern University have created a new method to extract the...
Lasers measure jet disintegration
WASHINGTON D.C., April 18, 2017 -- There are many processes, such as propulsion, in which fluid in a supercritical state,...
Hydrogen halo lifts the veil of our galactic home
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA Sometimes it takes a lot of trees to see the forest. In the case of the...
Study: Antidepressant use in early pregnancy does not increase autism, ADHD risk in kids
Credit: JAMA BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A study led by Indiana University suggests that mothers' use of antidepressants during early pregnancy...
NSF CAREER award targets advanced microscopy techniques
Credit: University of Houston Microscopes can offer a detailed look at organisms too small to see with the naked eye,...
Over 18,000 high school students learned to hack in this year’s picoCTF hacking contest
Credit: Ryan Strutin, International School of Stavanger, Norway The cybersecurity workforce, which is currently struggling to fill seats with qualified...
