Space telescope detects water in a number of asteroids

Using the infrared satellite AKARI, a research team has detected the existence of water in the…

HPV discovery raises hope for new cervical cancer treatments

Researchers have made a discovery about human papillomavirus (HPV) that could lead to new treatments for…

Mystery of coronae around supermassive black holes deepens

Researchers have used observations from the ALMA radio observatory to measure, for the first time, the…

Explaining differences in rates of evolution

Scientists look to fossils and evolutionary trees to help determine the rate of evolution -- albeit…

Pathogen predicament: How bacteria propel themselves out of a tight spot

Scientists have deciphered how some types of 'swimming' bacteria have evolved to be able to escape…

MRI effective for monitoring liver fat in obese patients

MRI provides a safe, noninvasive way to monitor liver fat levels in people who undergo weight…

Machine learning-detected signal predicts time to earthquake

Machine-learning research reveals the detection of seismic signals accurately predicting the Cascadia fault's slow slippage, a…

Fossil from the Big Bang discovered with W. M. Keck Observatory

A relic cloud of gas, orphaned after the Big Bang, has been discovered in the distant…

Two-step control mechanism identified in mouse stem cells

Scientists identified two distinct control mechanisms in the developmental transition of undifferentiated stem cells into healthy…

Discovery of novel mechanisms that cause migraines

Researchers have demonstrated a new mechanism related to the onset of migraine. In fact, they found…