How Stress Causes Gray Hair: Harvard Scientists Solve a Biological Puzzle
Harvard Scientists Uncover Link Between the Nervous System and Stem Cells That Regenerate Pigment When Marie Antoinette was captured during the French Revolution, her hair…
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Massive Wave of Stellar Nurseries Revealed by New Map of Milky Way – “No Astronomer Expected”
Interconnected stellar nurseries form the largest gaseous structure ever observed in the Milky Way galaxy. Astronomers at Harvard University have discovered a monolithic, wave-shaped gaseous…
A Playground for Exotic Physics, A Platform for Stable Quantum Computing
Recent research settles a long-standing debate. Move over Godzilla vs. King Kong — this is the crossover event you’ve been waiting for. Well, at least…
New Method Developed to Detect Light in the Brain
Lighting the Way: A new method to detect light in the brain sets the stage for next-gen optical brain devices. Researchers from the Italian Institute…
Freezing Chemical Reactions to Investigate the Quantum Realm
With ultracold chemistry, researchers get a first look at exactly what happens during a chemical reaction. The coldest chemical reaction in the known universe took…
Five Year Harvard Study: Music Is Universal
Study establishes how some songs sound ‘right’ in different social contexts, all over the world. Nearly 200 years ago, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow asserted “Music is…
Terahertz Laser Paves the Way for Better Sensing, Imaging and Communications
New terahertz frequency laser opens up large, underused region of the electromagnetic spectrum. The terahertz frequency range — which sits in the middle of the…
Perfectly Raw or Cooked to Perfection? How Food Preparation Affects the Microbiome
The gut microbiome undergoes rapid and dramatic changes in species composition and gene expression when the host switches between eating cooked or raw vegetables, according…
Renewable Energy Can Help Fight Climate Change – Here’s Where to Install It for Maximum Benefits
Models offer guidance for state and national policymakers designing climate action plans. A new Harvard study shows that to achieve the biggest improvements in public…
Jumping Spiders Inspire Incredible Compact Depth Sensor
For all our technological advances, nothing beats evolution when it comes to research and development. Take jumping spiders. These small arachnids have impressive depth perception…
Oscillating Genetic Circuit: A Reliable Clock for Your Microbiome
Genetic oscillator records changes in microbiome growth patterns in vivo. For all the attention the human microbiome has been getting over the last few years,…
Watch the Very First Video of Viruses Assembling
For the first time, researchers have captured images of the formation of individual viruses, offering a real-time view into the kinetics of viral assembly. The…
SWIFT 3D Bioprinting Leads Way Towards Artificially Grown Human Organs [Video]
Sacrificial ink-writing technique allows 3D printing of large, vascularized human organ building blocks. Twenty people die every day waiting for an organ transplant in the…
New Ultra-Soft Robotic Gripper Safely Catches Jellyfish [Video]
Providing a gentle grip on gelatinous creatures, a new ultra-soft underwater gripper safely catches and releases jellyfish without damage. Jellyfish are about 95% water, making…
Neural Implants and the Future of Mind Control
Why neuron-like implants could offer a better way to treat Alzheimer’s disease or post-traumatic stress disorder, control prosthetics, or even enhance cognitive abilities. Recently, Charles…
New Breed of Supernova Results In Total Annihilation for Supermassive Stars
A renegade star exploding in a distant galaxy has forced astronomers to set aside decades of research and focus on a new breed of supernova…
Embryo-Inspired Bandage Uses Body Heat to Speed Healing
Cuts, scrapes, blisters, burns, splinters, and punctures — there are a number of ways our skin can be broken. Most treatments for skin wounds involve…
New Study Reveals A Way To Make Mars Habitable
People have long dreamed of altering the Martian climate to make it livable for humans. Carl Sagan was the first outside the realm of science…