A protein in Salmonella inactivates mast cells — critical players in the body’s fight against…
Month: December 2013
First step of metastasis halted in mice with breast cancer
Cell biologists have identified a unique class of breast cancer cells that lead the process…
Hubble Space Telescope sees evidence of water vapor venting off Jupiter moon
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has observed water vapor above the frigid south polar region of…
New species of horse, 4.4 million years old
Researchers have discovered a new species of fossil horse from 4.4 million-year-old fossil-rich deposits in…
Collapse of the universe is closer than ever before
Maybe it happens tomorrow. Maybe in a billion years. Physicists have long predicted that the…
Stealth maneuver allows nectar bats to target insect prey
A nectar-feeding bat that was thought to eat insects in passing has been discovered to…
Study of rodent family tree puts brakes on commonly held understanding of evolution
Rodents can tell us a lot about the way species evolve after they move into…
Mitt Romney’s face looks different to Republicans and Democrats
A new study suggests that political bias can influence how people perceive the facial characteristics…
Hubble discovers water vapor venting from Jupiter’s moon Europa
The Hubble Space Telescope has discovered water vapor erupting from the frigid surface of Jupiter’s…
New approaches in landscape monitoring
People who live in rural parts of rural parts of Switzerland perceive their place of…