Hearing Restored in Noise-Deafened Mice
Using advanced tools to boost the production of a key protein in the ears of mice, a team of scientists has restored the hearing of…
Research Shows Black Holes Can Block the Formation of New Stars
A new study from Johns Hopkins University reveals that massive black holes spewing out radio-frequency-emitting particles at near-light speed can block the formation of new…
New Optical Device to Speed the Search for Earth-Like Exoplanets
A new laser-based technology known as the green astro-comb will allow astronomers to determine whether distant exoplanets they discover are rocky Earth-like worlds or less…
A Cost-Effective Treatment for Salty Water from Fracked Wells
A newly published study reveals how electrodialysis can provide cost-effective treatment of salty water from oil and gas wells. The boom in oil and gas…
New ScienceCast Video Details Coming Sunset Solar Eclipse
A new three minute ScienceCast video details the partial solar eclipse that will be visible in most of the United States on October 23rd. ScienceCasts:…
First Resolved Image of the Nucleus of a Long-Period Comet
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured new images of comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring, resulting in the first resolved image of the nucleus of a…
Scientists Discover Processes Similar to the Ones That Possibly Sparked Life
Newly published research details how a team of scientists used a virtual computer experiment to discover information strings with peculiar properties. How did life originate?…
Scientists Simulate Astrophysical Jets
Using laser light and intense magnetic fields, an international team of scientists has simulated astrophysical jets in a laboratory environment for the first time. Astrophysical…
New Design Simplifies Superconducting Circuits
MIT researchers present a new circuit design that could unlock the power of experimental superconducting computer chips and make simple superconducting devices much cheaper to…
Chip-Scale Device Enables Yale Engineers to ‘See Without Looking’
Engineers at the Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science have developed a chip-scale device that uses the wave-particle duality of single photons to sense…
Astronomers Discover New Clues to the Mystery of Coronal Heating
Using observations from the recently launched Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, astronomers found new clues to the mystery of coronal heating. Cambridge, Massachusetts – Why is…
Hubble Views the Whirling Disc of NGC 4526
This new Hubble image of the week shows NGC 4526, which is one of the brightest known lenticular galaxies. This neat little galaxy is known…
Researchers Discover a New Signaling Pathway to Combat Excess Body Weight
An international team of researchers has discovered a new signaling molecule capable of activating brown fat cells. The number of overweight persons is greatly increasing…
Antifreeze Protein in Ticks Could Lead to New Antibiotics for Humans
Scientists from Yale University have discovered that an antifreeze protein in ticks that kicks in during winter can also fight infection, possibly leading to a…
New SDO Image of the Sun Resembles Jack-o-Lantern Face
This new image captured on October 8, 2014 by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory shows active regions on the sun combining to look something like a…
Hubble Finds Small Galaxy More Than 13 Billion Light-Years Away
Using the gravitational lensing power of galaxy cluster Abell 2744, Hubble has detected one of the farthest, faintest, and smallest galaxies ever seen. The small…
Saturn’s Moon Mimas May Have a Liquid Water Ocean Beneath the Surface
New data from NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft reveal that Saturn’s moon Mimas may have a liquid water ocean beneath the moon’s impact-battered surface. A new study…
Mysterious Signal – A Potential Indication of Dark Matter
New research from the University of Leicester provides the first potential indication of the direct detection of Dark Matter. Space scientists at the University of…
