Flying solo: Solar Orbiter will take first-ever direct images of solar poles

Solar Orbiter will orbit our nearest star, the sun, observing it up close. It will take…

Researchers hope to make needle pricks for diabetics a thing of the past

Patients with diabetes have to test their blood sugar levels several times a day to make…

The sexes have equal spatial cognition skills

Men are not better than women at spatial cognition — such as map reading — is…

PET/MRI identifies notable breast cancer imaging biomarkers

Researchers have identified several potentially useful breast cancer biomarkers that indicate the presence and risk of…

Researchers discover a unique orbital texture in single-layer of 3-D material

New physical behavior, such as Mott insulating behavior, unconventional superconductivity and quantum spin liquid behavior, occurs…

Climate costs lowest if warming is limited to 2 degrees Celsius

Using computer simulations of a model by U.S. Nobel Laureate William Nordhaus, researchers have weighted climate…

USAF XQ-58A Valkyrie expands flight envelope in fourth test

The Air Force Research Laboratory, along with partner Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, Inc., completed the…

Seismic biomarkers in Japan Trench fault zone reveal history of large earthquakes

Researchers used a novel technique to study the faults in the Japan Trench, the subduction zone…

New portable tool analyzes microbes in the environment

Imagine a device that could swiftly analyze microbes in oceans and other aquatic environments, revealing the…

Security risk for e-scooters and riders

New research finds e-scooters have risks beyond the perils of potential collisions. Computer science experts have…