NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will be swooping close to Saturn’s moon Rhea on Saturday, March 9,…
Month: March 2013
Comet PANSTARRS rises to the occasion mid-March
Comets visible to the naked eye are a rare delicacy in the celestial smorgasbord of…
New clues to how flu virus spreads
People may more likely be exposed to the flu through airborne virus than previously thought,…
Low incidence of venous insufficiency in multiple sclerosis
Results of a study using several imaging methods showed that chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency occurs…
‘Climate-smart strategies’ proposed for spectacular US-Canadian landscape
A new report creates a conservation strategy that will promote wildlife resiliency in the Southern…
How to thrive in battery acid and among toxic metals
In the movie Alien, the title character is an extraterrestrial creature that can survive brutal…
Scientists find more precise way to turn off genes, a major goal of treatments that target cancer
Scientists have found a more precise way to turn off genes, a finding that will…
Scientists eradicate lung tumors in a pre-clinical mouse model
Scientists report that they have eradicated lung tumors in a pre-clinical mouse model. The study…
Stocking Florida bass in Texas reservoirs may alter stream systems connected to stocked reservoirs
A genetic analysis by biologists suggests that the stocking of Florida bass in Texas reservoirs…
Astronomers find ‘lost’ supernova
Supernova explosions of massive stars are common in spiral galaxies like the Milky Way, where…