Lead isotopes a new tool for tracking coal ash

Scientists have developed a forensic tracer that uses lead isotopes to detect and measure coal fly…

Metformin offers no strength training benefits for seniors, study shows

A clinical trial argues against the hypothesis that the diabetes drug metformin could help exercising seniors…

Are humans changing animal genetic diversity worldwide?

Human population density and land use is causing changes in animal genetic diversity, according to new…

Men with breast cancer face high mortality rates

Men with breast cancer are more likely to die than their female counterparts, across all stages…

Unique brain cells linked to OCD and anxiety

Scientists have discovered a new lineage of specialized brain cells, called Hoxb8-lineage microglia, and established a…

PIA23507: Hephaestus Fossae

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

Automating collision avoidance

ESA is preparing to use machine learning to protect satellites from the very real and growing…

Mix master: Modeling magnetic reconnection in partially ionized plasma

Many of the most dramatic events in the solar system—the spectacle of the Northern Lights, the…

Neural network technique identifies mechanisms of ferroelectric switching

Innovations in material science are as essential to modern life as indoor plumbing—and go about as…

Bezos floats 'national team' to build Moon lander

Four aerospace firms will team up in a bid to build a lunar landing system. …