Japanese researchers call for increased interdisciplinarity and internationalization in Japanese energy and environment research to…
Month: March 2016
Seven miles deep, ocean still a noisy place
For what may be the first time, NOAA and partner scientists eavesdropped on the deepest…
New study pinpoints stress factor of mega-earthquake off Japan
The role that geological rock formations offshore of Japan played in producing the massive 2011…
Scientists find clues to neutralizing coronaviruses such as MERS
Scientists have solved the structure of a key protein in HKU1, a coronavirus identified in…
Mysterious cosmic radio bursts found to repeat
Astronomers for the first time have detected repeating short bursts of radio waves from an…
New method reveals high similarity between gorilla and human Y chromosome
A faster, less expensive method has been developed and used to learn the DNA sequence…
Gene identified that helps wound healing
Researchers have pinpointed a human gene product that helps regulate wound healing and may control…
High-fat diet linked to intestinal stem cell changes, increased risk for cancer
Over the past decade, studies have found that obesity and eating a high-fat, high-calorie diet…
Routine colonoscopies save lives
Cancer of the colon or rectum is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among…
Great tilt gave Mars a new face
The surface of the planet Mars tilted by 20 to 25 degrees 3 to 3.5…