Scientists identify potential source of 'shock-darkened' meteorites, with implications for hazardous asteroid deflection

Planetary scientists identified a potential source of a special kind of meteorite. Its characteristics could explain…

Asteroid 2022 TD to fly past Earth at 0.9 LD on October 6

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2022 TD will fly past Earth at a distance of 0.96 LD…

Prenatal acetaminophen use linked to sleep, attention problems in preschoolers

Acetaminophen use during pregnancy is associated with sleep and behavior problems consistent with attention deficit hyperactivity…

'Game-changing' study offers a powerful computer-modeling approach to cell simulations

A milestone report proposes a new technique for modeling molecular life with computers. The advance promises…

Dinosaur-killing asteroid triggered global tsunami that scoured seafloor thousands of miles from impact site

The miles-wide asteroid that struck Earth 66 million years ago wiped out nearly all the dinosaurs…

The cell sentinel that neutralizes hepatitis B

The hepatitis B virus (HBV) is responsible for one of the most serious and common infectious…

Mechanism used by metastatic cancer cells to infiltrate the liver found

Metastasis — when cancer spreads to form new tumors — causes approximately 90% of cancer-related deaths.…

Children and young adults with Down Syndrome four times more likely to have diabetes

Children and young adults with Down Syndrome are four times more likely to be diagnosed with…

Retiring increases amount of sleep and decreases physical activity

Researchers used accelerometers to study how the 24-hour movement behaviors, i.e. sleep, sedentary behavior, light physical…

Disruption of MTSS2 function causes a new syndromic intellectual disability

A study provides experimental evidence of an association between a variant in MTSS2 gene and a…