New efficient way to engineer nanostructures mimicking natural immune response complexes

Scientists yield novel method to engineer large multi-antibody-like nanostructures using DNA nanotechnology. The results demonstrate the…

Share Your Apollo Story with NASA

Help NASA celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing by submitting your story…

Hubble Peers at an Ancient Galaxy Cluster

Dotted across the sky in the constellation Pictor is this galaxy cluster, one of the farthest…

Statins' potential to treat MS unrelated to lowering cholesterol

The widely prescribed statin, simvastatin, can medically help patients with secondary progressive Multiple Sclerosis (SPMS) —…

Multiple sclerosis: Discovery of a mechanism responsible for chronic inflammation

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease. The defense system that usually protects patients from external…

Cognitive enhancers to boost abilities at work considered acceptable by the public

The general public largely views the use of cognitive enhancers such as Adderall as an acceptable…

In crisis-hit Argentina, cancer researcher turns to game show for funds

Amid a swirling economic crisis and protests over budget cuts for research in Argentina, one scientist…

Joe Acaba: Geologist and Teacher Turned Astronaut

Joe Acaba was selected as an astronaut in 2004 and has logged a total of 306…

Now you can explore a cave without actually going into a cave

Czech speleologists have come up with a way to explore flooded cave systems without strapping on…

New research shows community forest management reduces both deforestation and poverty

Giving local communities in Nepal the opportunity to manage their forests has simultaneously reduced deforestation and…