Cellular life hinges on a network of hollow cables called microtubules dynamically lengthening and shortening according…
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Researchers develop clever algorithm to improve our understanding of particle beams in accelerators
Whenever SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory’s linear accelerator is on, packs of around a billion electrons each…
Herpes study adds to understanding of viral reinfections, how to potentially prevent them
A new study on herpes infections of the eye helps shed light on the question of…
Harmful fisheries subsidies are leading to more fishing vessels chasing fewer fish, resulting in adverse environmental and societal impacts
A recent study quantified the number of harmful fisheries subsidies that support fishing in the high…
Solo rower launches Europe trek to expose river pollution
An intrepid French traveler embarked on Monday on a solo rowing expedition from Poland to France…
Middle Ordovician 'marine dwarf world' found in Castle Bank, Wales
An unusually well-preserved “Marine Dwarf World” from 462 million years ago was found at Castle Bank,…
New measurements suggest rethinking the shape of the Milky Way galaxy
A team of space scientists with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, at both the Purple Mountain…
Interdependent superconducting networks
In 2010 Prof. Shlomo Havlin and collaborators published an article in the journal Nature proposing that…
NASA Animation Sizes Up the Universe’s Biggest Black Holes
A new NASA animation highlights the “super” in supermassive black holes. These monsters lurk in the…
Rougher faults may generate more earthquake aftershocks
When an earthquake hits, it is rarely an isolated event. Foreshocks precede quakes, and aftershocks follow…