Rosetta’s OSIRIS narrow-angle camera captured this detailed view of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 2 September 2016 from…
Month: June 2018
Within 10 years, a high-luminosity LHC at CERN
A new site opened on Friday, June 15, 2018, at the LHC, the Large Hadron Collider.…
Not always bad—MXenes’ spontaneous oxidation harnessed to create 2-D nanocomposites
Researchers at Missouri S&T have discovered a new way to harness the potential of a type…
Smashing avocado disease threats
Researchers are working with the Australian avocado industry to safeguard one of the nation's favourite fruits…
How wildfires contaminate drinking water sources
Wildfires can contaminate nearby streams and watersheds through mobilization of sediments, nutrients and dissolved organic matter, straining…
New NASA mission to detect plant water use from space
Doctors learn a lot about their patients' health by taking their temperature. An elevated temperature, or…
Charting a path to better cell models of the intestine
For many years, drug development has relied on simplified and scalable cell culture models to find…
Helping visually impaired children to ‘feel’ the universe
A University of Portsmouth project is helping blind and visually impaired children to 'feel' the universe.
Friends in high places can lead to questionable spending
Having friends in high places such as the U.S. Congress can lead to reckless behavior at…
The Milky Way has devoured 15 other galaxies since it formed
Our galaxy formed fast, and with an appetite. It’s devoured 15 other galaxies, including a big…