Study: Long-term eelgrass loss due to joint effects of shade, heat
Credit: © J. Lefcheck/VIMS. A new study led by researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science links a long-term decline in Chesapeake Bay's eelgrass...
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Black hole is producing its own fuel for star-making
The Phoenix cluster is an enormous accumulation of about 1,000 galaxies, located 5.7 billion light years from Earth. At its center lies a massive galaxy,...
Ancient jars found in Judea reveal earth’s magnetic field is fluctuating, not diminishing
Albert Einstein considered the origin of the Earth's magnetic field one of the five most important unsolved problems in physics. The weakening of the geomagnetic...
USU chemist seeks ‘game-changer’ in electrochemical water catalysis
Credit: Mary-Ann Muffoletto, Utah State University LOGAN, UTAH, USA - The world's current reliance on fossil fuel energy, which is finite and a major source...
Flirting on the ‘fly’, what blow flies can tell us about attraction & dating apps
Loading video... Credit: SFU A study led by SFU biology researcher Gerhard Gries found that the photoreceptors in the eyes of blow flies do more...
Turning up the heat for perfect (nano)diamonds
Credit: Stephan Hruszkewycz WASHINGTON, D.C., February 14, 2017 -- Quantum mechanics, the physics that governs nature at the atomic and subatomic scale, contains a host...
Study confirms key therapeutic advance for children living with HIV and tuberculosis
Credit: Scholars & Gentlemen /DNDi The non-profit research and development organization Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) has released results of a st..
Astronomers propose a cell phone search for galactic fast radio bursts
Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are brief spurts of radio emission, lasting just one-thousandth of a second, whose origins are mysterious. Fewer than two dozen have...
Salk scientist awarded inaugural Sjöberg Prize for cancer breakthrough
(Salk Institute) Salk Professor Tony Hunter, who holds an American Cancer Society Professorship, has been awarded $500,000 as part of the $1 million Royal Swedish...
ARRS 2017 Annual Meeting open to media
Leesburg, VA, Feb. 14, 2017--With educational activities representing the entire spectrum of radiology, the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) will host leading radiologists from around...
The heart of a far-off star beats for its planet
For the first time, astronomers from MIT and elsewhere have observed a star pulsing in response to its orbiting planet. The star, which goes by...
New delta Scuti: Rare pulsating star 7,000 light years away is 1 of only 7 in Milky Way
Credit: Palomar Observatory Sky Survey Astronomers are reporting a rare star as big -- or bigger -- than the Earth's sun and that is expanding...
Researchers identify phosphorylation process vital to cancer growth
Scientists at VIB-KU Leuven have identified a new mechanism that impacts tumor growth. The typical lack of oxygen in tumors doesn't only stimulate proliferation, but...
NASA eyes the heart of Tropical Cyclone Dineo on Valentine’s Day
Credit: Credits: NASA NASA's Terra satellite saw strong thunderstorms spiraling into the heart of Tropical Cyclone Dineo on Valentine's Day as it continued to strengthen...
Researchers develop ‘living diode’ using cardiac muscle cells
Credit: University of Notre Dame/Matt Cashore Scientists are one step closer to mimicking the way biological systems interact and process information in the body -...
