New insight into a cancer-shielding protein could guide a new generation of cancer treatments

In a paper published in Cell Reports, a team of researchers from the Department of Energy’s…

Nanomaterials in wastewater have toxic effects on crustaceans and fish

You may not always think about it when you do your laundry or flush the toilet,…

Scientists discover body's protection shield

Scientists have discovered a way to manipulate the body’s own immune response to boost tissue repair.…

Image: Orion A in infrared

Stars form within giant clouds of gas and dust that pervade galaxies like our own Milky…

Schools less important than parents in determining higher education aspirations

A new study shows that the elementary school a child attends has almost no influence on…

Clearing damaged cells out of the body helps heal diabetics' blood vessels

New research shows that ramping up one of the body’s waste disposal system, called autophagy, helps…

Possible new treatment strategy against progeria

Progeria is a very rare disease that affects about one in 18 million children and results…

Japan space probe on its way back after asteroid mission

A Japanese space probe is heading home from an asteroid 250 million km (155 million miles)…

Luxembourg firm enabling peek inside asteroid

ESA’s Juventas is a tiny spacecraft assigned a very big goal. Small enough to fit in…

IARU: WRC-19 Grinds On – Week 3

The IARU has issued its report on Week 3 of the 2019 World Radiocommunication Conference being…