A team of scientists hauled 500 kilograms of fresh snow back from Antarctica, melted it, and…
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/20/2019
Biorock: The crew removed the Biorock container samples from Kubik 5 and 6 and placed them…
Indigenous scholars confront the power, limitations of genomics
They traveled to central Illinois from Manitoba, Mexico City, Nova Scotia and 18 U.S. states, bringing…
Shedding light on the reaction mechanism of PUVA light therapy for skin diseases
The term “PUVA’ stands for ‘psoralen’ and ‘UV-A radiation.’ Psoralens are natural plant-based compounds that can…
Decades-old puzzle of the ecology of soil animals solved
An international research team led by the University of Göttingen has deciphered the defence mechanism of…
A solution to prevent beer bottle explosions
Some contaminant yeasts make beer bottles and cans explode. Apart from being dangerous for consumers these…
Scientists finally know how big earthquakes start: with many smaller ones
The vast majority of earthquakes we feel come soon after smaller ones, according to new research…
Earthquake-warning system that could provide smartphone alerts to Pacific Northwest gets funding boost
The U.S. Geological Survey is greatly increasing funding for the region’s seismic network, putting it on…
PIA23392: Ascraeus Mons Flows
Target: Mars Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument: THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Click here…
A single change at telomeres controls the ability of cells to generate a complete organism
Pluripotent cells can give rise to all cells of the body, a power that researchers are…