A black hole destroying a star, an event astronomers call ‘stellar tidal disruption,’ releases an…
Month: September 2016
Some ancient Mars lakes formed long after others
Lakes and snowmelt-fed streams on Mars formed much later than previously thought possible, according to…
Gaia’s billion star maps hints at treasures to come
The first catalog of more than a billion stars from ESA’s Gaia satellite was just…
Lowering systolic blood pressure would save more than 100,000 lives per year, study finds
Intensive treatment to lower systolic (top number) blood pressure to below 120 would save more…
How plant roots sense, react to soil flooding
While it’s been known that plant roots were capable of sensing many individual soil characteristics…
Food waste could store solar, wind energy
Saving up excess solar and wind energy for times when the sun is down or…
Meeting demand for ‘natural’ vanilla calls for creativity
In recent years, consumers have increasingly been looking for “natural” ingredients in their food products….
‘Open science’ paves new pathway to develop malaria drugs
Malaria remains one of the world’s leading causes of mortality in developing countries. Last year…
Study discovers potential new target for treatment of spinal muscular atrophy
In spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), the affected nerve cells that control muscle movement, or motor…
For-profit trade schools prove costly for disadvantaged black youth
Young people from disadvantaged neighborhoods are drawn to for-profit trade schools as the quickest route…