Boeing tests space taxi; one of three parachutes does not open

Boeing Co said on Monday that one of three parachutes failed to open during a crucial…

Sensing magnetism in atomic resolution with just a scanning tunneling microscope

Scientists have achieved a breakthrough in detecting the magnetic moments of nanoscale structures. They succeeded in…

Elite-level video gaming requires new protocols in sports medicine

Study authors note multiple health issues including blurred vision from excessive screen time, neck and back…

Historical data confirms recent increase in West Texas earthquakes

A new analysis of historical seismic data has found that earthquake activity in West Texas near…

New approach uses light to stabilize proteins for study

Researchers report they have developed a new technique that uses light to control the lifetime of…

Screen-based media associated with structural differences in brains of young children

A new study documents structural differences in the brains of preschool-age children related to screen-based media…

City apartments or jungle huts: What chemicals and microbes lurk inside?

Researchers found city homes to be rife with industrial chemicals, cleaning agents and fungi that love…

Dynamics of silk proteins are key to outstanding stability of spider silk as biomaterial

Scientists have discovered that methionine is highly abundant in some spider silk proteins. Click…

From cone snail venom to pain relief

Conotoxins are bioactive peptides found in the venom that marine cone snails produce for prey capture…

NASA probe provides insight on solar system's border with interstellar space

The journey of NASA’s dauntless Voyager 2 spacecraft through our solar system’s farthest reaches has given…