MIT biologists have discovered a function of a gene that is believed to account for…
On March 13, 2006 Cassini’s narrow-angle camera captured this look at Saturn and its rings,…
Scientists agree the sun will die in approximately 10 billion years, but they weren’t sure…
A University of Oklahoma astrophysics team explains why the growth of Mars was stunted by…
Scientists have detected an exoplanet atmosphere that is free of clouds, marking a pivotal breakthrough…
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Genome-wide association studies, which look for links between particular genetic variants and incidence of disease,…
NASA’s Mars Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) mission is on…
In the darkness of the distant Universe, galaxies resemble glowing fireflies, flickering candles, charred embers…
Our cerebral cortex, a sheet of neurons, connections and circuits, comprises “ancient” regions such as…
Infrared VISTA View of Stellar Nursery in Monoceros This dramatic infrared image shows the nearby…
Since the limited amount of gas survived from the first bulk star forming process will…
Just like any long polymer chain, DNA tends to form knots. Using technology that allows…
A first-of-its-kind laser instrument designed to map the world’s forests in 3-D is moving toward…
As the Juno spacecraft orbits Jupiter, new discoveries about the giant planet continue to be…
Astronomers have detected massive clusters of galaxies dating from as early as only about three…
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have detected helium in the atmosphere of the…
As people age, their intestinal stem cells begin to lose their ability to regenerate. These…