NASA’s Dawn mission has received official confirmation that 40 extra days have been added to…
Month: April 2012
Cassini finds Titan lake is like a Namibia mudflat
A new study analyzing data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft suggests that the lake, known as…
NASA image gallery highlights Earth’s changing face
In celebration of this year’s Earth Day on April 22, NASA’s Global Climate Change website…
Fake Skype Encryption Software Cloaks DarkComet Trojan
As the conflict in Syria persists, the Internet continues to play an interesting role. As…
Fake Skype Encryption Software Cloaks DarkComet Trojan
As the conflict in Syria persists, the Internet continues to play an interesting role. As…
Cancer-fighting goodness found in cholesterol, study suggests
A team of four scientists is arguing that cholesterol may slow or stop cancer cell…
New monitoring system clarifies murky atmospheric questions
Scientists have developed a new monitoring system to analyze and compare emissions from human-made fossil…
Mini-sensor measures magnetic activity in human brain
A miniature atom-based magnetic sensor has passed an important research milestone by successfully measuring human…
Atomic blockade: Technique efficiently creates single photons for quantum information processing
Using lasers to excite just one atom from a cloud of ultra-cold rubidium gas, physicists…
Strange cousins: Molecular alternatives to DNA, RNA offer new insight into life’s origins
Scientists have been investigating properties of so-called xenonucleic acids or XNAs. They have demonstrated for…