Researchers may be one step closer to a ‘recipe’ for large-scale production of stem cells…
Month: July 2013
New insights into the early bombardment history on Mercury
Astronomers have studied the surface of Mercury to better understand if the plains were formed…
Feeding galaxy caught in distant searchlight
Astronomers have spotted a distant galaxy hungrily snacking on nearby gas. Gas is seen to…
Cosmic radio bursts point to cataclysmic origins
Mysterious bursts of radio waves originating from billions of light years away have left the…
Variation between hot extrasolar planet atmospheres revealed
First results from the analysis of eight ‘hot Jupiter’ exoplanets suggest that winds and clouds…
Unique epigenomic code identified during human brain development
Experience of parents with their children and teachers with their students demonstrate how kids change…
Radically better smarphones may be possible using system inspired by bird migration: Molecular chains hypersensitive to magnetic fields
Researchers have for the first time created perfect one-dimensional molecular wires of which the electrical…
Jumping snails leap over global warming
Snails in the Great Barrier Reef literally jump for their life to avoid predators. But…
Seeing Sea stars: The missing link in eye evolution?
A study has shown for the first time that sea stars (also known as starfish)…
Unique shell design gives guillemot eggs an edge for living on the edge
Unique nano-structures on guillemot eggshells eggs enable them to survive precarious habitats, on exposed cliffs…