Rising seas threaten coastal marshes worldwide. But a new study finds marshes are more resilient…
Month: December 2015
Neurodegenerative diseases: The case of the sticky protein
As interdisciplinary sleuths, medical researchers recently put together clues to solve the case of the…
Real-time tracking shows how batteries degrade
How disposable Lithium batteries degrade during normal use has been tracked in real-time by a…
Handle with care: Car seats and newborns
In 2013, car accidents resulted in approximately 8,500 infants requiring hospitalization or emergency department visits…
New material developed for accelerated skin regeneration in major wounds
Researchers have developed a synthetic biomaterial that fills wounds and aids in regeneration of skin…
Hubble Sees the Force Awakening in a Newborn Star
Just in time for the release of the movie “Star Wars Episode VII: The Force…
NuSTAR finds cosmic clumpy doughnut around black hole
The most massive black holes in the universe are often encircled by thick, doughnut-shaped disks…
Brain’s GPS depends on visual landmarks to triangulate location, researchers find
Researchers have found that space-mapping neurons — the GPS system in the brain — have…
Scientists manipulate consciousness in rats
Scientists showed that they could alter brain activity of rats and either wake them up…
Rare full moon on Christmas Day
Not since 1977 has a full moon dawned in the skies on Christmas. But this…