Month: September 2012

Mission controllers received confirmation today that NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has escaped from the gentle gravitational…

A NASA-sponsored expedition is set to sail to the North Atlantic’s saltiest spot to get…

Only about 1 percent of the human genome contains gene regions that code for proteins,…

The National Human Genome Research Institute today announced the results of a five-year international study…

Being the last one picked for the team, getting left out of the clique of…

The gridiron is back in action. From little leagues to professional teams, football frenzy has…

Researchers have developed a computational method of identifying “causal” genetic variants that lead to particular…

New research indicates that shortly before an asteroid impact spelled doom for the dinosaurs, a…

Scientists have found that a vaginal ring releasing an anti-HIV drug can prevent the transmission…

Astronomers are using radio telescopes to find radio waves emitted by hydrogen atoms, which were…