A lot of the developments that occurred in the computing world for the past years…
Month: August 2011
Hubble offers dazzling Necklace Nebula
A giant cosmic necklace glows brightly in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image. The object,…
Unusual fault pattern surfaces in earthquake study
Like scars that remain on the skin long after a wound has healed, earthquake fault…
GRAIL twin lunar probes launch less than one month away
NASA’s twin lunar probes — GRAIL-A and GRAIL-B — completed their final inspections and were…
NASA’s asteroid photographer beams back science data
The Dawn spacecraft has completed a graceful spiral into the first of four planned science…
A cosmic inkblot test: Spitzer captures view of Dumbbell Nebula
If this were an inkblot test, you might see a bow tie or a butterfly…
Rediscovery of Disappeared Species: Truly Back from the Brink?
Extinction is a focal issue among scientists, policy makers and the general public. Each year,…
New treatment option for advanced prostate cancer
Prostate cancer that has become resistant to hormone treatment and that does not respond to…
Religious beliefs shape health care attitudes among US Muslims, report suggests
The perceived role of God in illness and recovery is a primary influence upon the…
Disorder is key to nanotube mystery
Researchers have observed that water spontaneously flows into extremely small tubes of graphite or graphene,…