Shape-Remembering Hydrogels Made Out of Synthetic DNA
A new metamaterial created by researchers at Cornell University, is soft enough that it can flow like a liquid, but can then it can return…
Lower Mortality Risk for Overweight People
A new report on nearly three million people found that people whose BMI ranked them as overweight had less risk of dying than people of…
Methane Gas Leaks Undermine Shift to Natural Gas
Scientists report that there are alarmingly high methane emissions from oil and gas fields, undermining the environmental benefits of natural gas, which is transforming the…
Galactic Cosmic Radiation Poses Significant Threat to Astronauts, Could Accelerate the Onset of Alzheimer’s
According to a new study from researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, galactic cosmic radiation poses a…
Drug Resistant Tuberculosis On The Rise
Back in 2005, doctors at a remote hospital in the village of Tugela Ferry, South Africa, were puzzled when patients with HIV, who were initially…
Hong Kong Temperatures to Rise by 2-3 Degrees Celsius in 30 Years
The temperature in the inner urban areas of Honk Kong, China, is predicted to rise by two to three degrees Celsius (5.4 degrees Fahrenheit) in…
3D Printing Using DNA Could Make Drugs
New technology that combines the computer-aided design software inSequio with nanoscale fabrication technology could allow for the 3D printing of drugs using DNA. The Parabon…
A Unique View of a Solar Eclipse
By combining images from the SOHO satellite and Proba-2 satellite with ground-based images, scientists created this uniquely detailed view of a recent solar eclipse. The…
The Myth of Promiscuous Males & Choosy Females
Scientists think that a study, which has been a cornerstone in evolutionary biology for the last five decades, could be wrong. Ecologist and evolutionary biologist…
Steps That Enable Human Stem Cells to Develop Into Egg Cells
The exact causes of infertility, which can affect around 10% of couples, are often unknown. In some cases, it may be a result of the…
UK to Sequence Genome of 100,000 Patients
The UK has planned to fully sequence the genome of 100,000 Britons with cancer and rare diseases in an effort to decode their DNA, and…
LED Lights May Help Prevent Astronaut Insomnia Aboard the ISS
By investing $11.4 million to change out aging fluorescent lights in the International Space Station’s U.S. Orbital Segment, NASA hopes to prevent astronaut insomnia and…
A Step Closer to a Possible Treatment for ALS
Studies conducted at several medical schools and institutions, show that researchers may be closer to finding a treatment for ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s…
“Molecular Levers” Accelerate Reactions
Researchers at Duke University found that a molecule made with a polynorbornene backbone can act as a lever to open a ring embedded within the…
New Robotic Platform Could Take Space Exploration to New Heights
A team of scientists from Stanford, MIT, and JPL has developed an autonomous system for exploring moons and asteroids that could help take space exploration…
Hubble Views Spiral Galaxy NGC 1097
This new Hubble image shows the star-forming ring that surrounds spiral galaxy NGC 1097, a galaxy that is located 45 million light-years away from Earth…
Cherenkov Radiation Effect in a Line of Point Charges
A newly published study suggests that the interaction between a surface and a charge packet moving parallel to it can become repulsive above a critical…
Darcin in Mice Urine Attracts Other Mice
Mice seem to be addicted to the scent of urine and repeatedly go back to spots where they found the excretions. Researchers have discovered that…