Southwest Research Institute successfully demonstrated a miniature solar observatory on a high-altitude balloon November 1. The…
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Researchers discover how cells know their future and forget their past
Stem cells all share the potential of developing into any specific cell in the body. Many…
Pesticide management is failing Australian and Great Barrier Reef waterways
Scientists say a failure of national management means excessive amounts of harmful chemicals—many now banned in…
CO biosynthesis required for the assembly of the active site in NiFe-hydrogenase
A research group including researchers from the Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS),…
The hidden ability of synchrotron radiation to perform coherent control
Coherent control is a method to manipulate the populations and pathways in matter by light, and…
Skull features among Asian and Asian-derived groups differ significantly
Forensic anthropologists have now discovered that several skull features in Asian and Asian-derived groups differ significantly…
Drought parches southern Africa, millions faced with hunger
An estimated 45 million people are threatened with hunger due to a severe drought that is…
Geoscientist hopes to make induced earthquakes predictable
University of Oklahoma Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy assistant professor Xiaowei Chen and a group…
Melting arctic sea ice linked to emergence of deadly virus in marine mammals
Scientists have linked the decline in Arctic sea ice to the emergence of a deadly virus…
Thorium superconductivity: Scientists discover new high-temperature superconductor
A group of scientists led by Artem Oganov of Skoltech and the Moscow Institute of Physics…