Astronomers have discovered the fastest ever unbound star in our galaxy. The unbound star, named…
Month: March 2015
NASA’s Soil Moisture Mapper takes first ‘SMAPshots’
Fresh off the recent successful deployment of its 20-foot (6-meter) reflector antenna and associated boom…
New long-term earthquake forecast for California
A new California earthquake forecast by the U.S. Geological Survey and partners revises scientific estimates…
Researchers snap-shot fastest observations of superconductivity yet
An international team of researchers has used infinitely short light pulses to observe ultrafast changes…
Process for improving durability of glass identified
Researchers have identified a method for manufacturing longer-lasting and stronger forms of glass. The research…
Move over Mozart: Study shows cats prefer their own beat
As more animal shelters, primate centers and zoos start to play music for their charges,…
Look, something shiny! How color images can influence consumers
When it comes to buying things, our brains can’t see the big, black-and-white forest for…
Salt affects organs, even in absence of high blood pressure
Physicians have provided evidence that even in the absence of an increase in blood pressure,…
Cost of care for a common prostate condition measured for the first time
For the first time, researchers have described cost across an entire care process for a…
Injectable polymer could keep soldiers, trauma patients from bleeding to death
A new injectable polymer that strengthens blood clots, called PolySTAT, has been created by researchers….