Origins of neurodegenerative disease

New research has shed light on the origins of spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 (SCA7) and demonstrates…

PIA23534: Mississippi River

           Target: Earth Mission:  Terra Instrument:  ASTER Image Credit: NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team…

Europe's Cheops telescope will profile distant planets

The Cheops space mission will get beyond just counting worlds to start describing their properties. …

Creating a nanoscale on-off switch for heat

Researchers create a polymer thermal regulator that can quickly transform from a conductor to an insulator,…

Planetary boundaries: Interactions in Earth system amplify human impacts

Transgressing one planetary boundary can amplify human impacts on another one. For the first time, an…

Neutrons optimize high efficiency catalyst for greener approach to biofuel synthesis

Researchers used neutron scattering in the development of a catalyst that converts biomass into liquid fuel…

Women need professional emotional support during high-risk pregnancies, study finds

Little is known about how women manage emotional distress during high-risk pregnancies, but researchers learned that…

Neutrons optimize high efficiency catalyst for greener approach to biofuel synthesis

Researchers led by the University of Manchester have designed a catalyst that converts biomass into fuel…

Hydrogels control inflammation to help healing

Hydrogels for healing, synthesized from the molecules up by Rice University bioengineers, are a few steps…

Artificial intelligence may help scientists make spray-on solar cells

Artificial Intelligence may be just the thing to accelerate spray-on solar cell technology, which could revolutionize…