A spacecraft for Europe’s Galileo sat-nav system is “in good health” despite a glitch shortly…
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Micro-origami: Micrometer-scale ‘Voxels’ Folded Up For Drug Delivery
Researchers have demonstrated a way to manufacture minuscule closed containers that might be used to…
Osteoporosis Drug Fosamax Linked To Heart Problem, Study Suggests
Women who have used fosamax are nearly twice as likely to develop the most common…
Restoration Of A Tropical Rain Forest Ecosystem Successful On Small-scale
Half a century after most of Costa Rica’s rain forests were cut down, researchers are…
Cancer Treatment: Selecting Patients Based On Genotype May Increase Efficacy Of Tamoxifen, Study Suggests
Breast cancer patients who carry the wild-type gene required for tamoxifen metabolism may have comparable…
Inexpensive Roof Vent Could Prevent Billions Of Dollars In Wind Damage
Hurricanes often lift the roofs off buildings and expose them to havoc and damaging conditions,…
Online Intervention Paramount For Reducing HIV In High-risk Population
Young Internet-using men who have sex with men AND who meet their sexual partners both…
Bid to stop River Niger drying up
West African leaders are meeting to discuss an $8bn plan to stop the River Niger…
Colossal squid’s big eye revealed
The world’s largest squid possesses the biggest animal eye, say scientists dissecting a rare specimen.
NASA Spacecraft Tracks Raging Saturn Storm
As a powerful electrical storm rages on Saturn with lightning bolts 10,000 times more powerful…