Credit: Tokyo Tech The human genome contains 4.5 million copies of transposable elements (TEs), so-called selfish DNA sequences capable of moving around the genome through...
Credit: ESA/Hubble, M. Kornmesser New observations from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have investigated the nature of the gamma-ray burst GRB 190114C. Gamma-ray bursts are...
New fossils of an ancient legged snake, called Najash, shed light on the origin of the slithering reptiles.Credit: Render of Najash by Raúl O. Gómez,...
Studies in cell and animal models reveal insights into cancer cells' vulnerability that could lead to new strategies against brain cancersCredit: Shawn Gillespie, Monje Laboratory,...
New system has applications in social interactions, prosthetics, telemedicine and entertainmentCredit: Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. -- Imagine holding hands with a loved one on the...
Researchers from U of T Engineering and Caltech have designed a system that transforms renewable electricity and waste CO2 into one of the world's most...
Improvement of motor coordination in miceCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA (UB) Researchers from the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona (UBNeuro) and the August...
A mouse-model study of the sensor will aid the search for treatments to delay human heart failure, which often follows a heart attack.Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM,...
Credit: ESO/A. Roquette After a decade-long search, an international team of researchers including the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli...
International team, including two GW astrophysicists, identifies previously unseen component of extreme stellar explosionsCredit: NASA, ESA, and V. Acciari et al. 2019 WASHINGTON (Nov. 20,...
Astronomers discover the most energetic gamma-ray burst ever witnessedCredit: NASA Gamma-ray bursts are the most energetic phenomenon known to humankind. Although short-lived, they outshine stars...
A new link between migraines, opioid overuse may be key to treating pain using opioids to treat migraines needs reevaluationCredit: UIC/Joshua Clark About 10% of...
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 20, 2019 -- Diagnostic agreement between practitioners is an ongoing challenge in the evaluation of...
Efforts to eliminate river blindness, a debilitating disease affecting millions in Africa, will be hampered by another parasitic infection known as Loiasis, or 'African eye...
Scientists used heat to drive a spontaneous process in which different metals mixed to form 3-D interlocking nanostructures in thin films, with applications for catalysts,...
