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Researchers reveal a surprisingly simple way to direct synthetic microswimmers towards light or darkness. Phototactic behavior directs some bacteria towards light and others into darkness:…
Researchers reveal a surprisingly simple way to direct synthetic microswimmers towards light or darkness. Phototactic behavior directs some bacteria towards light and others into darkness:…
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have measured the orbital parameters of four-millisecond pulsars in the globular cluster 47 Tuc and modeled their possible…
This newly released image shows a protoplanetary disc surrounding the young star Elias 2-27. This beautiful image, captured with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)…
A team of researchers has identified a new blocking mechanism that acts more like a dimmer switch and potentially inhibits lung tumor cell growth. Lung…
A newly published study confirms that Drepanosaurus, a prehistoric cross between a chameleon and an anteater, was a small reptile with a fearsome finger. The…
This newly released Hubble image shows spiral galaxy NGC 247. NGC 247 is a relatively small spiral galaxy in the southern constellation of Cetus (The…
These newly released images are the last taken by ESA’s Rosetta Spacecraft shortly before its controlled impact into the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. A new image of…
Dive into the Large Magellanic Cloud and see a visualization of LMC P3, an extraordinary gamma-ray binary system discovered by NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope….
NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has finished its Frontier Fields observations and astronomers are working to get the data out to the astronomical community. In the…
Engineers at MIT have developed new nanosensors that can profile tumors and may yield insight into how they will respond to certain therapies. MIT researchers…
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, a team of astronomers reveal the first hot core to be found outside the Milky Way. A hot and…
New research from the Brigham and Women’s Hospital reveals that the reproductive stage, not simply chronological age, may contribute to changes in memory and brain…
An international team of scientists answer a fundamental question about our space environment and reveal new ways to protect telecommunication and navigation satellites. Using measurements…
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute have developed functional elastomers that can be activated by magnetic fields. One day, microrobots may be able to swim…
Suspected Water Plumes Shown Erupting From Jupiter’s Icy Moon Europa New findings from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope show suspected water plumes erupting from Jupiter’s icy…
New research suggests that Mercury is contracting even today, joining Earth as a tectonically active planet. Images obtained by NASA’s MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry,…
Engineers from MIT have found a new way of managing memory on computer chips, using circuit space much more efficiently and more consistent with existing…
Yale University scientists detail how basic science research insights are key to future breakthroughs in cardiovascular disease. Professor of cardiology Martin A. Schwartz led two…