Chemistry
Jupiter-like exoplanets found in sweet spot in most planetary systems
Few sun-like stars have these massive planets, making our sun unusualCredit: GPIES team, with animation by Paul Kalas, UC Berkeley....
Astrophysicist announces her discovery that could rewrite story of how galaxies die
Credit: Michelle Vigeant LAWRENCE -- At the annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society in St. Louis, Missouri, Allison Kirkpatrick,...
Table salt compound spotted on Europa
Finding prompts a rethinking of the icy moon's subsurface ocean A familiar ingredient has been hiding in plain sight on...
Weighing risks and benefits of drug treatment for major depression
Research summary from the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Depression is a common and serious problem for older adults....
Body composition shown to affect energy spent standing versus sitting
Findings support increased standing time as a simple way to boost energy expenditure A person's body composition could influence the...
UMBC research decodes plant defense system, with an eye on improving farming and medicine
Findings reveal new genetic links between plants' circadian clock and immunity systemsCredit: Marlayna Demond for UMBC UMBC's Hua Lu, professor...
New evidence shows crash with Antlia 2 gave the Milky Way the ripples in its outer disc
RIT scientist Sukanya Chakrabarti developing methods to hunt for the darkest dwarf galaxiesCredit: Sukanya Chakrabarti/RIT The newly-discovered dark dwarf galaxy...
New gene editor harnesses jumping genes for precise DNA integration
Credit: Sam Sternberg/Columbia University Irving Medical Center NEW YORK, NY --A new discovery by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College...
UTEP partners with UAlbany to map developing brain circuits underlying conditioned fear
Credit: Dr. Arshad Khan A partnership between researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso and the University at...
A heart failure drug to treat leukemia: A promising new therapeutic approach
Canadian researchers followed their intuition that a drug initially intended for heart failure could be effective in treating cancer. Those...
Carnegie Mellon researchers develop semi-liquid metal anode for next-generation batteries
The new anode could help create a safer high energy lithium metal batteryCredit: Carnegie Mellon University Researchers from Carnegie Mellon...
First blood-brain barrier chip using stem cells developed by Ben-Gurion University researchers
Credit: Dr. Gad Vatine/BGU BEER-SHEVA, Israel...June 12 - Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center...
Hybrid nanostructure steps up light-harvesting efficiency
A stepwise transfer of energy through the different components of the nanostructure boosts its response to light, showing promise for...
Wind tunnel tests could help kites become a clean energy high-flier
The use of kites to capture wind energy and turn it into cost-effective 'green' electricity could be coming within reach,...
Empirical energy consumption model quantifies Bitcoin’s carbon footprint
Researchers have conducted the first analysis of Bitcoin power consumption based on empirical data from IPO filings and localization of...
Scientists identify a novel neural circuit mediating visually evoked innate defensive responses
Credit: LIU Xuemei Fear overgeneralization (i.e., deficits in the discrimination of safety and threat) is an important pathological characteristic of...
The battle to save citrus fruits
Huanglongbing, (HLB), also known as citrus greening, has devastated Florida's citrus farms. Although some growers in China and Brazil have...
Scientists develop a chemocatalytic approach for one-pot reaction of cellulosic ethanol
Credit: WANG Aiqin Scientists at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed...
Specialist in immune research distinguished
Biochemist Robert Tampé has been elected to the European Molecular Biology Organization EMBOCredit: Uwe Dettmar "It's a special distinction for...
A matter of fine balance
Electrical balance in the brainCredit: Hrishikesh Nambisan Balance is the key. It's not exactly neuroscience; except that it is. Since...
