America’s commercial and recreational fisheries show continued stability and make a large contribution to the…
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New class of DNA repair enzyme discovered
A new class of DNA repair enzyme has been discovered which demonstrates that a much…
High-tech methods study bacteria on the International Space Station
Where there are people, there are bacteria, even in space. But what kinds of bacteria…
Rewrite of onboard memory planned for NASA Mars orbiter
Tables stored in flash memory aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) tell locations of Earth…
Nuclear membrane repairs the ‘dark matter’ of DNA
The nuclear membrane isn’t just a protective case around the nucleus — it actually repairs…
Annual Antarctic ozone hole larger and formed later in 2015
The 2015 Antarctic ozone hole area was larger and formed later than in recent years,…
Spirals in dust around young stars may betray presence of massive planets
A team of astronomers is proposing that huge spiral patterns seen around some newborn stars,…
Male/female brain differences? Big data says not so much
A research study has debunked the widely-held belief that the hippocampus, a crucial part of…
Low-fat diet not most effective in long-term weight loss
The effectiveness of low-fat diet on weight-loss has been debated for decades, and hundreds of…
Excitement grows as NASA carbon sleuth begins Year Two
Scientists busy poring over more than a year of data from NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2…