Ancient Fungi Discovered Deep in Ocean Floor Could Yield New Antibiotics
Scientists have found evidence of fungi thriving far below the floor of the Pacific Ocean, in nutrient-starved sediments more than 100 million years old. This…
ALMA Will Allow Scientists to See the Universe Like Never Before
The largest ground-based radio telescope in the world, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), can detect hidden gases inside galaxies that might hold the key…
Barbed Porcupine Quills Could Help Enhance Various Biomedical Devices
A porcupine quill only needs half the force of a hypodermic needle in order to pierce skin. This new study also explains why the quills…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Nearing Yellowknife Bay
NASA’s Curiosity rover continues to explore the Martian surface, approaching an area called “Yellowknife Bay,” which is a potential location for selecting the first target…
Ancient Cooking Stones Help Reconstruct Earth’s Magnetic History
Cooking stones that line Maori steam ovens in New Zealand are helping scientists study the history of the Earth’s magnetic field. The cooking process generates…
Growth Bands Provide Exact Ages of Crustaceans
Crustaceans shed their exoskeleton every year, making it hard for biologists to determine their exact age. Now researchers have found well-hidden growth bands in the…
An Invasive Grass Species Spreads Wildfires Quicker
New research indicates that an invasive species of grass is making wildfires in the western USA larger, hotter, and more frequent. A variety of grasses…
Diuretic Drug Could Help Treat Autism
The drug bumetanide, which has been used for decades to treat high blood pressure and other conditions, has now shown some promise in a small…
Black Holes Have Properties That Resemble the Dynamics of Solids and Liquids
New research showing that black holes have properties that resemble the dynamics of both solids and liquids may help scientists better understand black holes and…
Radiation Exposure Could Be Countered By Ingesting Ex-Rad Pills
The US Department of Defense has been developing pills that will protect humans from radiation. The pills are named Ex-Rad and were developed by Onconova…
First New Biological Structure Solved With a Free-Electron Laser
Scientists at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory are using X-ray lasers to determine the structures of biological molecules that are important for human health, solving…
Roots Show Similar Growth Patterns in Space
Long periods in space can be detrimental to human biology, but it wasn’t exactly known how the lack of gravity affected plants. A new study…
Asteroid Collision Led to the Mass Extinction of Lizards and Snakes
A newly published study details the mass extinction of lizards and snakes that occurred after an asteroid struck the Earth 65.5 million years ago, finding…
River Formation Due to Interplay Between Incision and Soil Creep
The precise conditions that cause rivers to form branches have long been a mystery, until now. A new study pinpoints two opposing physical forces that…
Maggots Secretions Suppress Immune Response
Researchers have figured out how fly larvae works as a healing balm that’s been used by battlefield surgeons for centuries to close wounds. The scientists…
Using Urine to Make Brain Cells
Urine could be used as a powerful source of brain cells to study some diseases, and could even be used one day in therapies to…
Lonely People Experience Vasoconstriction Making Them Colder
When people feel lonely, or when someone is being excluded by others, the person’s skin becomes colder. This is how people respond to exclusion and…
Image Shows Galaxy Cluster “Tails”
A composite image shows two “tails” that were created when cool gas from ESO 137-001 was stripped by hot gas as it travels toward the…
