Herschel Observations and Simulations of the Debris Disk Around Tau Ceti
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics studied the debris disc around τ Ceti, revealing that a Jupiter-mass planet could not be present in this…
New Hybrid Materials Could Far Surpass the Current Solar Efficiency Limits
Scientists from the University of Cambridge have developed a new method for transferring energy from organic to inorganic semiconductors that could boost the efficiency of…
ESA Image of the Week: Butterfly Emerges From Stellar Demise of NGC 6302
This ESA image of the week shows the remains of dying star that was once about five times the mass of the Sun. Known as…
Researchers Show Embryos Receive Parent-Specific Layers of Information
New research from San Francisco State University sheds light on the multilayered process of how a sperm and egg pass along information needed for successful…
Solid Nanoparticles Keep Their Internal Structure While Deforming Like a Liquid
Using a combination of laboratory analysis and computer modeling, new research shows that nanoparticles keep their internal crystal structure while deforming like a liquid. A…
Yale Biologists Describe DNA’s Security System
In a newly published study, Yale biologists and colleagues describe a key quality control mechanism that protects new cells from inheriting defective nuclear pore complexes….
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Finds Evidence of “Recent” Lunar Volcanism
New data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter reveals evidence of basaltic volcanism on the Moon occurring within the past 100 million years. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance…
New Hubble Image: Turquoise-Tinted Plumes in the LMC
This newly released Hubble image shows part of the Tarantula Nebula, which is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). The brightly glowing plumes seen…
Neutron Scattering Experiments Reveal New Quantum Properties of H2O and H2
New neutron scattering experiments reveal the existence of quantum selection rules in molecules and could open the door to new insights about the quantum properties…
Previously Unknown Mechanism Repairs Brain after Stroke
Working with mice, researchers from Lund University and the Karolinska Institute have discovered a previously unknown mechanism through which the brain produces new nerve cells…
New Method to Control Nanoparticles with Light and Magnets
A team of researchers has developed particles that can glow with color-coded light and be manipulated with magnets, improving the likelihood of tracking the position…
Researchers Uncover Molecular Process in the Brain that Transforms White Fat into Brown Fat
Yale scientists uncover how a molecular process in the brain that known to control eating transforms white fat into brown fat, impacting how much energy…
NASA Prepares For Comet’s Close Encounter with Mars
NASA is preparing its science fleet for comet Sliding Spring’s close encounter with Mars, which will occur on October 19 when Sliding Spring passes within…
Hubble Measures Temperature and Water Vapor on Exoplanet WASP-43b
A team of astronomers used NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to make the most detailed global map yet of the glow from a turbulent planet outside…
Astrophysicists Reveal Amount of Dark Matter is Less Than Previously Thought
New research from the University of Western Australia reveals that the amount of dark matter in the Milky Way is half as much as previously…
Black Hole Consumes Gas 10 Times Faster Than Previously Thought Possible
In a new study, a team of astronomers reveals that the black hole known as P13 is consuming gas from a nearby star 10 times…
Researchers Detail the Structure and Dynamics of the HIV Spike Protein
In two newly published studies, researchers detail the structure and dynamics of the HIV spike protein, which is used by the virus uses to fuse…
Yale Engineers Develop Hybrid System for Quantum Communication
Using microwaves and magnets, researchers at the Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science developed a hybrid system for quantum communication. Yale engineers have developed…
