Nearly a decade ago, NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory caught signs of what appeared to be…
Month: June 2013
Flu vaccines aimed at younger populations could break annual transmission cycle
The value of vaccinating more children and young adults for influenza is being seriously underestimated….
Chlamydia protein has an odd structure, scientists find
Discovery of the structure of a protein secreted by the chlamydia bug may lead to…
Moon radiation findings may reduce health risks to astronauts
Space scientists report that data gathered by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter show lighter materials like…
Is a sleeping climate giant stirring in the Arctic?
Permafrost zones occupy nearly a quarter of the exposed land area of the Northern Hemisphere….
Why fruit ripens and spoils: Thousands of plant genes activated by ethylene gas
It’s common wisdom that one rotten apple in a barrel spoils all the other apples,…
New tasks become as simple as waving a hand with brain-computer interfaces
Researchers have demonstrated that when humans use brain-computer interfaces, the brain behaves much like it…
Polymer nanoreactors create uniform nanocrystals
Using star-shaped block co-polymer structures as tiny reaction vessels, researchers have developed an improved technique…
Pilot program to decrease emergency room wait times
Emergency department overcrowding has been a major issue nationally for 20 years and continues to…
Brown tide has emerged off Long Island, NY in Moriches, Quantuck and Shinnecock Bay, but not in Great South Bay
A brown tide has emerged within some, but not all, of Long Island’s south shore…