In a materials science laboratory, a transparent disk connected to a laptop fills the room…
Month: August 2013
NASA’s Chandra Observatory catches giant black hole rejecting material
Astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have taken a major step in explaining why material…
NASA data reveals mega-canyon under Greenland ice sheet
Data from a NASA airborne science mission reveals evidence of a large and previously unknown…
Learning a new language alters brain development
The age at which children learn a second language can have a significant bearing on…
Now hear this: Scientists discover compound to prevent noise-related hearing loss
Your mother was right when she warned you that loud music could damage your hearing,…
On warming Antarctic Peninsula, moss and microbes reveal unprecedented ecological change
By carefully analyzing a 150-year-old moss bank on the Antarctic Peninsula, researchers describe an unprecedented…
Single gene change increases mouse lifespan by 20 percent
By lowering the expression of a single gene, researchers have extended the average lifespan of…
NASA’s Hubble sees a cosmic caterpillar
The light-year-long knot of interstellar gas and dust, seen in a new Hubble photo, resembles…
Substance use by adolescents on an average day is alarming
On an average day, 881,684 U.S. teenagers aged 12 to 17 smoked cigarettes, according to…
Antibiotic-resistant strains of Salmonella tracked from farm to fork
Continuing research on Salmonella may enable researchers to identify and track strains of antibiotic resistant…