Month: November 2012

A study using a unique new instrument on the world’s largest optical telescope has revealed…

Supercomputer simulations have revealed that a type of oddly dim, exploding star is probably a…

Pluripotent stem cells are nature’s double-edged sword. Because they can develop into a dizzying variety…

Chimpanzees and orangutans can experience a mid-life crisis just like humans, a study suggests.

New and powerful cells first created in the laboratory a year ago constitute a new…

The first in-depth investigation of whether youthful happiness leads to greater wealth in later life…

Researchers have resolved the evolutionary relationships of Necrolestes patagonensis, a paleontological riddle for more than…

Creative new technologies could change our sources of energy, change our use of energy, and…

Serendipity proved to be a key ingredient for newly created nanoparticles. The new “lava dot”…

Chemists have discovered a family of anti-freeze molecules that prevent ice formation when water temperatures…