Timing a space laser with a NASA-style stopwatch
Loading video... Credit: NASA'S Goddard Space Flight Center/Ryan Fitzgibbons To time how long it takes a pulse of laser light to travel from space to...
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For the birds: New prediction method sheds brighter light on flight
Credit: (Photo: Lentink Lab, Stanford University) ARLINGTON, Va.--Resembling a feathered flying ace with his miniature protective goggles and chinstrap, the parrotlet named Obie stood ready...
Minority colorectal cancer patients report higher burden of poor quality-of-life
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON - A study of racial disparities in health-related quality of life of colorectal cancer patients revealed among several findings,...
Public-private research to develop more accurate ways of measuring cancer progression
New York, NY March 27, 2017 - Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian, in coordination with the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH)...
NASA sees tiny Tropical Cyclone Caleb fading
Credit: Credit: NASA / NRL Tropical Cyclone Caleb is weakening in the Southern Indian Ocean and NASA's Aqua satellite caught one of the last bursts...
More than 100 years of flooding and erosion in 1 event
Credit: Images in D and E are from Google Earth™ Boulder, Colo., USA: Sara Rathburn of Colorado State University and colleagues have developed an integrated...
How do some opioids cause severe itching?
CHAPEL HILL, NC - Opioids have long been an important tool in the world of pain management, but the side effects of these drugs -...
‘Fingerprint’ technique spots frog populations at risk from pollution
Credit: Lancaster University Researchers at Lancaster University have found a way to detect subtle early warning signs that reveal a frog population is at risk...
High burden of iodine deficiency found in Israel’s first national survey
Credit: (Credit: Hebrew University) The first national iodine survey conducted in Israel has revealed a high burden of iodine deficiency among Israelis, posing a high...
Farming becoming riskier under climate change
URBANA, Ill. - Scientists the world over are working to predict how climate change will affect our planet. It is an extremely complex puzzle with...
Ant-plant symbioses: Adapting to changes in partner abundance
Credit: Dr. Ulrike Bauer (University of Bristol) Many ant species live in often highly specific symbiotic relationships with plants from which both partners benefit. Researchers...
GW study finds social media course impacts online behavior in first-year medical students
WASHINGTON (March 27, 2017)--Researchers at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences found a majority of first-year medical students changed their...
NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Debbie approaching Queensland for landfall
Credit: Credits: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the storm early on March 27, 2017 as Tropical Cyclone Debbie had...
Major genetic study identifies 12 new genetic variants for ovarian cancer
A genetic trawl through the DNA of almost 100,000 people, including 17,000 patients with the most common type of ovarian cancer, has identified 12 new...
Largest ever brain cancer study reveals new secrets to inherited risk
Scientists have uncovered a treasure trove of information about the genetic causes of brain cancer in the largest ever study of the disease. Their research...
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