Article proposes theory behind fast magnetic reconnection
Credit: Elle Starkman/PPPL Office of Communications Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and Princeton University have proposed a...
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Supersonic spray yields new nanomaterial for bendable, wearable electronics
Credit: S.K. Yoon, Korea University A new, ultrathin film that is both transparent and highly conductive to electric current has been produced by a cheap...
Oceans act as ‘heat sink’
Credit: Doug White A new multi-institutional study of the so-called global warming "hiatus" phenomenon -- the possible temporary slowdown of the global mean surface temperature...
Aspartame may prevent, not promote, weight loss by blocking intestinal enzyme’s activity
A team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has found a possible mechanism explaining why use of the sugar substitute aspartame might not promote weight...
Feast without fear: USU scientist says more snake species resist toxin
Credit: Mary-Ann Muffoletto/Utah State University LOGAN, UTAH, USA -- In the animal kingdom, survival essentially boils down to eat or be eaten. How organisms accomplish...
Between a rock and a hard place: USU biologists unearth sandstone-excavating bees
Credit: Michael Orr/Utah State University LOGAN, UTAH, USA -- In the popular nursery story The Three Little Pigs, the prudent porker who builds his house...
Largest study of its kind finds rare genetic variations linked to schizophrenia
Many of the genetic variations that increase risk for schizophrenia are rare, making it difficult to study their role in the disease. To overcome this,...
$19.5 million NIH contract targets developing medications for drug-resistant epilepsy
(SALT LAKE CITY)--The University of Utah College of Pharmacy's Anticonvulsant Drug Development (ADD) Program has been awarded a five-year $19.5 million contract renewal with the...
Seven ORNL researchers elected AAAS fellows
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Nov. 22, 2016--Seven researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been elected fellows of the American Association for...
NASA sees Tropical Storm Otto develop, threaten central America
Loading video... Credit: Credits: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce As Tropical Storm Otto formed in the southwestern Caribbean north of Panama on Nov. 21 the Global Precipitation...
New grasses neutralize toxic pollution from bombs, explosives, and munitions
Credit: Dennis Wise/University of Washington On military live fire training ranges, troops practice firing artillery shells, drop bombs on old tanks or derelict buildings and...
Stellar simulators
It's an intricate process through which massive stars lose their gas as they evolve, and a more complete understanding could be just calculations away --...
2016 winners of FASEB BioArt competition announced
Credit: FASEB BioArt winners Michael Shen, Jasmine Temple, Leslie Mitchell, Nick Phillips, James Chuang, Jiarui Wang, and Jef Boeke The Federation of American Societies for...
Study sheds light on parasite that causes river blindness
Credit: Thomas Unnasch The parasite that causes river blindness infects about 37 million people in parts of Africa and Latin America, causing blindness and other...
Yogic breathing helps fight major depression, Penn study shows
PHILADELPHIA -- A breathing-based meditation practice known as Sudarshan Kriya yoga helped alleviate severe depression in people who did not fully respond to antidepressant treatments,...
