Flash of invisible light helps astronomers map the cosmic web
Credit: Credit: Dr. Vikram Ravi/Caltech and Dr. Ryan Shannon/ICRAR-Curtin/CSIRO A brief but brilliant burst of radiation that travelled at least a billion light years through...
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Asteroid impacts could create niches for life, suggests Chicxulub crater study
Scientists studying the Chicxulub crater have shown how large asteroid impacts deform rocks in a way that may produce habitats for early life. Around 65...
Bright radio bursts probe universe’s hidden matter
Credit: Courtesy of V. Ravi/Caltech Fast radio bursts, or FRBs, are mysterious flashes of radio waves originating outside our Milky Way galaxy. A team of...
Discovering what keeps cellular cargo on track
Credit: Photo by Kurt Stepnitz EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State University researchers, for the first time, have identified how plants' largest cell factory moves...
Oregon team says life in Earth’s soils may be older than believed
EUGENE, Ore. -- (Nov. 17, 2016) -- Way before trees or lichens evolved, soils on Earth were alive, as revealed by a close examination of...
Salk Institute ranked #2 in world for life sciences collaborations by Nature Index
Credit: Nature Research LA JOLLA--(November 17, 2016) The Salk Institute ranks second in the world for high-quality, high-impact scientific collaborations in the life sciences, and...
Liquid silicon: Computer chips could bridge the gap between computation and storage
Credit: Photo courtesy UW-Madison/Stephanie Precourt. MADISON, WIs. -- Computer chips in development at the University of Wisconsin-Madison could make future computers more efficient and powerful...
Study reveals new information on how brain cancer spreads
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center Glioblastoma multiforme remains the most common and highly lethal brain cancer and is known for its ability to relapse. Researchers...
Large-scale cancer gene profiling is feasible but faces barriers
Credit: Dana-Farber BOSTON -- Researchers leading the largest genomic tumor profiling effort of its kind say such studies are technically feasible in a broad population...
Women who have their last baby after 35 are mentally sharper in old age, study finds
A new study has found that women have better brainpower after menopause if they had their last baby after age 35, used hormonal contraceptives for...
Supercomputer simulations help develop new approach to fight antibiotic resistance
Credit: ORNL/University of Oklahoma Supercomputer simulations at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have played a key role in discovering a new class...
Johns Hopkins scientists advance a novel urine test to predict high-risk cervical cancer
Johns Hopkins Medicine specialists report they have developed a urine test for the likely emergence of cervical cancer that is highly accurate compared to other...
Researchers identify missing links that connect human DNA variation with disease
Credit: Image: Drs C. Varnai and P. Fraser, © The Babraham Institute 2016. A team of Cambridge researchers led by scientists at the Babraham Institute...
Restoring flawed tumor vessels could lead to better cancer treatments
Researchers led by Peter Carmeliet (VIB-KU Leuven) have found a novel way to normalize the dysfunctional blood vessels that are typical for tumors. Those vessels...
New ‘smart metal’ technology to keep bridge operational in next big quake
Credit: Photo Courtesy Washington Department of Transportation. RENO, Nev. - A bridge that bends in an strong earthquake and not only remains standing, but remains...
