PIA23446: Pavonis Mons

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

Hidden danger from pet dogs in Africa

Dogs in tropical Africa run the risk of contracting canine trypanosomosis if they are bitten by…

Cheap water treatment

There’s nothing new in treating water by sorption of organic solvents such as trichloroethylene (TCE). But…

Titan’s odd-shaped lakes may have formed from underground explosions

Saturn’s moon Titan has some lakes that are strangely shaped and appear to have formed from…

Precious metal flecks could be catalyst for better cancer therapies

Tiny extracts of a precious metal used widely in industry could play a vital role in…

Tiny capsules offer alternative to viral delivery of gene therapy

New tools for editing genetic code offer hope for new treatments for inherited diseases, some cancers,…

Identity crisis for fossil beetle helps rewrite beetle family tree

There are more different kinds of beetle than just about any other kind of animal—scientists have…

Scientists develop technique to reveal epigenetic features of cells in the brain

The brain’s prefrontal cortex, which gives us our ability to solve problems and plan ahead, contains…

Physicists discover new material for highly efficient data processing

A new material could aid in the development of extremely energy efficient IT applications. The material…

Afterglow sheds light on the nature, origin of neutron star collisions

The final chapter of the historic detection of the powerful merger of two neutron stars in…