NASA sees Ex-Tropical Cyclone 03S resemble a frontal system
Credit: Credits: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Satellite data from NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite showed that former Tropical Cyclone 03S resembled a frontal system in...
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A glitch in ‘gatekeeper cells’ slowly suffocates the brain
Credit: Amy Nelson/Keck School of Medicine of USC Abnormality with special cells that wrap around blood vessels in the brain leads to neuron deterioration, possibly...
Milestone for the analysis of human proteomes
Researchers led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) report on the synthesis of a library of more than 330,000 reference peptides representing essentially all...
Both push and pull drive our galaxy’s race through space
Although we can't feel it, we're in constant motion: the earth spins on its axis at about 1,600 km/h; it orbits around the sun at...
Cosmic dust that formed our planets traced to giant stars
Scientists have identified the origin of key stardust grains present in the dust cloud from which the planets in our Solar System formed, a study...
New smartwatch software may now verify your signatures
The handwritten signature is still the most widely accepted biometric used to verify a person's identity. Banks, corporations, and government bodies rely on the human...
Understanding breakups
Credit: Li, Li and Chen WASHINGTON, D.C., January 30, 2017 -- As interest and demand for nanotechnology continues to rise, so will the need for...
DNA analysis of seawater detects 80 percent of fish species in just 1 day
Credit: Kobe University A Japanese research group has used a new technology that identifies multiple fish species populating local areas by analyzing DNA samples from...
Researchers identify earliest known protein needed for cell division
Credit: Courtesy of Kenji Sugioka EUGENE, Ore. -- Jan. 30, 2017 -- Researchers from three U.S. universities have identified, using roundworms, the earliest-acting protein known...
Breath test could help detect stomach and esophageal cancers
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: A test that measures the levels of five chemicals in the breath has shown promising results for the detection of cancers of...
Deciphering the emergence of neuronal diversity
Credit: © Dayerlab UNIGE. The development of cerebral cortex plays a major role in the evolution of species and in particular for mankind. This is...
How to to bring lithium-air batteries closer to practice
Credit: Daniil Itkis Scientists from the Faculties of Materials Science and Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, are working on improvement of lithium-air batteries, which can...
Study reveals substantial evidence of holographic universe
Credit: Paul McFadden A UK, Canadian and Italian study has provided what researchers believe is the first observational evidence that our universe could be a...
Nature-based sunscreens
The ideal sunscreen should block UVB and UVA radiation while being safe and stable. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, Spanish scientists have introduced a new...
Study reveals evidence that the universe is a hologram
The first observational evidence that the universe could be a hologram has been published in the journal Physical Review Letters. The international study may lead...
