Many medically minded researchers are in hot pursuit of designs that will allow drug-carrying nanoparticles…
Month: February 2013
Dinosaur footprints at NASA Goddard take another step
A grouping of 110 to 112 million-year-old dinosaur footprints pressed into mud from the Cretaceous…
Twenty NASA balloons studying the radiation belts
In the bright, constant sun of the Antarctic summer, a NASA-funded team is launching balloons….
Cargo container research to improve buildings’ ability to withstand tsunamis
A research team has determined just what the impact of cargo containers could be and…
New molecular inhibitors hit difficult cancer target
Early laboratory tests are the first to successfully use an experimental molecular therapy to block…
Stroke damage in mice overcome by training that ‘rewires’ brain centers
Researchers have found that mice can recover from physically debilitating strokes that damage the primary…
Researchers spot attention deficits in babies who later develop autism
Researchers are able to detect deficits in social attention in infants as young as six…
New ‘retention model’ explains enigmatic ribbon at edge of solar system
Since its Oct. 2008 launch, NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer has provided images of the invisible…
Fault lines in views on climate change revealed: Divided by cause, united by effect
Climate change is a hotly debated issue, but a new study shows geoscientists and engineers…
Meerkat predator-scanning behaviour is altruistic, experts say
In order to spot potential predators, adult meerkats often climb to a higher vantage point…