The Calabash Nebula — which has the technical name OH 231.8+04.2 — is a spectacular…
Month: February 2017
Research team helps Boeing set up nondestructive evaluation laboratory
Researchers recently worked with The Boeing Company to establish a new nondestructive evaluation laboratory that…
Research supports expanded use of cell free DNA prenatal testing
Non-invasive cell free DNA prenatal testing can be effectively and appropriately offered to all pregnant…
Efforts to restore imperiled Pando show promise says USU ecologist
Quaking aspen across the American West are stressed by a combination of sources, including drought,…
How x-rays in matter create genetoxic low-energy electrons
Researchers have investigated what x-rays in matter really do and identified a new mechanism of…
Mathematically optimizing traffic lights in road intersections
Traffic modeling has been of interest to mathematicians since the 1950s. Research in the area…
China to protect areas of high ecological importance identified by researchers
Scientists have determined ecologically valuable areas within China. The country plans to protect these areas…
Great Barrier Reef building coral under threat from poisonous seaweed
World-first research on the Great Barrier Reef has shown how ‘weed-like’ algae will kill vital…
Myth busted: No link between gigantic asteroid break-up, rise in biodiversity
Some 470 million years ago, during the middle part of the geological period known as…
Nuclear Regulation: Safety is valued too low, research review shows
The benchmark used by the Office for Nuclear Regulation for judging how much should be…