A team of federal and university scientists on a 10-day expedition in the Gulf of…
Month: August 2012
Summer storm spins over Arctic
An unusually strong storm formed off the coast of Alaska on August 5 and tracked…
Project Morpheus vehicle experiences hardware component failure
NASA’s prototype Morpheus lander crashed in a test flight on Thursday (Aug. 9, 2012), at…
NASA Global Hawk pilots face challenges flying hurricane missions
NASA’s Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel, or HS3, mission will be a complex one for…
New regulatory mechanism discovered in cell system for eliminating unneeded proteins
A faulty gene linked to a rare blood vessel disorder has led investigators to discover…
‘Theranostic’ imaging offers means of killing prostate cancer cells
Experimenting with human prostate cancer cells and mice, cancer imaging experts say they have developed…
‘Selfish’ DNA in animal mitochondria offers possible tool to study aging
Researchers have discovered, for the first time in any animal species, a type of “selfish”…
Weekend hospital stays prove more deadly than other times for older people with head trauma
A review of more than 38,000 patient records finds that older adults who sustain substantial…
Physicists explore properties of electrons in revolutionary material
Scientists have found a new way to examine certain properties of electrons in graphene –…
Thinking about giving, not receiving, motivates people to help others
We’re often told to ‘count our blessings’ and be grateful for what we have. And…