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A team of researchers has discovered a new molecule with anti-cancer and anti-metastatic properties that…
Using a new soil–water–atmosphere–plant model supported by comprehensive observational evidence, a new study published in…
The Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager captured an image of the second full moon…
As scientists continue to search for alternatives to platinum catalysts, Caltech chemists have determined the…
NASA’s Juno spacecraft successfully performed its first deep-space maneuver, firing its main engine and changing…
A newly published study details how MIT scientists create and detect spin-orbit coupling in an…
This Hubble image shows spiral galaxy NGC 5806, which is located in the constellation Virgo…
J.B.S. Haldane proposed in the 1930s that children might inherit more mutations from their fathers…
By using common baker’s yeast as a model system, Harvard researchers discovered how the key…
A gold particle five nanometers in width weighs just a few megadaltons, a tiny unit…
A new study from scientists at Harvard University describes the mechanism by which coiling occurs…
Created by combining six images from the Cassini spacecraft wide-angle camera, this mosaic shows a…
According to a new study, more than 40% of tuberculosis infections that are resistant to…
A newly published study compares the Denisovan genome with those of the Neandertals and eleven…
Using the Mini-RF radar on NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, a team of scientists have estimated…
Using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope and the Max-Planck-ESO telescope,…
In horses, unusual gaits have been traced to a single mutation. This endows them with…