Not all genetics tests that screen for cancer risk are the same, says a genetics…
Month: September 2014
Germanium tin could mean better and cheaper infrared cameras in smartphones, and faster computer chips
Researchers have fabricated a new semiconductor material that can be used to build better and…
Pulse of a dead star powers intense gamma rays
NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, is helping to untangle the mystery of what…
NASA’s wind-watching ISS-RapidScat ready for launch
The fourth SpaceX cargo mission to the International Space Station (ISS) under NASA’s Commercial Resupply…
Comet landing mission: ‘J’ marks the spot for Rosetta’s lander
The European Space Agency’s Rosetta’s lander, Philae, will target Site J, an intriguing region on…
August and June-August global temperatures each reach record high, driven largely by record warm global oceans
According to NOAA scientists, the globally averaged temperature over land and ocean surfaces for August…
Mysterious volcanic eruption of 1808 described
New light has been shed on one of the biggest volcanic eruptions in the last…
Tolerating, not fighting, viruses a viable survival strategy
In ecology, disease tolerance is defined as a host strategy not to fight a pathogen…
‘Honeybee’ robots replicate swarm behavior
Computer scientists have created a low-cost, autonomous micro-robot which in large numbers can replicate the…
Melanoma risk found to have genetic determinant
Longer telomeres increase the risk of melanoma, researchers report, suggesting that melanoma risk has a…