A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows delicate wisps of gas that make…
Month: May 2013
NASA opens new era in measuring western U.S. snowpack
A new NASA airborne mission has created the first maps of the entire snowpack of…
Critical link in mammalian odor detection identified
Researchers at the Monell Center have identified a protein that is critical to the ability…
NASA’s Spitzer puts planets in a petri dish
Our galaxy is teeming with a wild variety of planets. In addition to our solar…
New Canadian guidelines for treating fibromyalgia
Physicians have published a review article to help family doctors diagnose and treat fibromyalgia. The…
Scientists build a living patch for damaged hearts
Biomedical engineers have grown three-dimensional human heart muscle that acts just like natural tissue. This…
Wind, not water, formed mound on Mars, new analysis suggests
Researchers suggest that Mars’ roughly 3.5-mile high Mount Sharp most likely emerged as strong winds…
New cause for common lung problem
New research has found that in cases of lung edema, or fluid in the lungs,…
New device can extract human DNA with full genetic data in minutes
Engineers have created a device that can extract human DNA from fluid samples in a…
More than a good eye: Robot uses arms, location and more to discover objects
A robot can struggle to discover objects in its surroundings when it relies on computer…