Using very long baseline interferometry (VLBI), astronomers have performed comprehensive multiwavelength observations of the radio emission…
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Research sheds light on impact of post-disaster insurance payments
The evidence for that was obvious when the lights of the city were viewed from space…
Researcher surveys Great Salt Lake playa
The flat dry lakebed (also called a playa) surrounding Utah’s Great Salt Lake is more than…
Plant researchers examine bread aroma: Modern and old wheat varieties taste equally good
Wheat is one of the world’s most important agricultural crops. In recent decades, new varieties have…
X-ray satellite XMM-Newton celebrates 20 years in space
Two decades ago, on Dec. 10, 1999, an Ariane 5 rocket climbed into the morning sky…
Researchers create accurate model of organ scarring using stem cells in a lab
Every organ in the body is capable, to some extent, of repairing itself after an injury.…
Sorghum study illuminates relationship between humans, crops and the environment in domestication
A new study that examines the genetics behind the bitter taste of some sorghum plants and…
Tweaking the approach to save the desert tortoise
“Increase the size, increase the survival” is the premise behind head-starting—raising an at-risk species in captivity…
Image: Holiday Kristall
This box of holiday cheer is actually tubes of plasma containing suspended microparticles exposed to an…
How sharp is that sniffer? Newly patented Army invention trains, tests working dogs
A U.S. Army researcher has scored a patent for inventing a new tool for training dogs…