Preparing to Test Orion Spacecraft Requires a Big Plane, Huge Cranes and a Vacuum Cleaner

The Orion spacecraft is prepared for testing in the world’s largest vacuum chamber before it launches…

A self-cleaning surface that repels even the deadliest superbugs

A team of researchers at McMaster University has developed a self-cleaning surface that can repel all…

Nurses sleep less before a scheduled shift, hindering patient care and safety

Nurses sleep nearly an hour and a half less before work days compared to days off,…

People willing to risk near-certain death for an HIV cure

People willing to risk near-certain death for an HIV cure; protecting individuals and families in genetic…

Breakthrough in Zika virus vaccine

Researchers have made significant advances in developing a novel vaccine against Zika virus, which could potentially…

Perinatal exposure to flame retardant alters epigenome, predisposing metabolic disease

A new study showed that environmentally relevant exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE), a brominated flame…

New study enhances knowledge about widespread diseases

When proteins in the brain form deposits consisting of insoluble aggregates, diseases such as Alzheimer’s or…

Synthetic nanopores made from DNA

A scientific collaboration has resulted in the construction of a synthetic DNA nanopore capable of selectively…

Octopus and eagle square off at Canadian fish farm

The duelling animals were found floating in the waters off Quatsino, British Columbia. Click…

PIA23580: Crater Dunes

           Target: Mars Mission:  2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument:  THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Click here…