Detailed Images of NGC 6357 from ESO’s Very Large Telescope
New images from European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope show detailed images of NGC 6357, which contains a cluster of high-mass stars whose inhabitants are…
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Higgs Boson Might Have Been Discovered by LHC High Energy Physicists
In the high energy physics community, rumor and speculation is rife that Large Hadron Collider scientists will announce the discovery of the Higgs boson during…
Using Zebrafish to Decipher the Roles of Genes Associated with Autism
In an effort to identify the genes involved and develop treatments for human brain disorders, such as autism, researchers have taken a new approach. By…
European Cave Paintings Older Than Previously Thought, Might Have Been Painted by Neanderthals
Some European cave paintings are older than previously thought, implying that Neanderthals might have been their creators rather than Homo sapiens. It’s not yet certain,…
CO2 Snow Particles on Mars are About the Size of Red Blood Cells
By using data gathered from instruments onboard the Mars Global Surveyor and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, scientists at MIT have calculated the size of snow particles…
BaBar Data Suggests Possible Flaws in the Standard Model
Initial results from BaBar data suggest that a particular type of particle decay called “B to D-star-tau-nu” happens more often than the Standard Model says…
Ancient Antarctica Was Much Warmer and Wetter than Previously Suspected
In an effort to better understand what the future of climate change may look like, a team of scientists examined plant leaf wax remnants in…
Electrified Graphene Serves as a Shutter for Terahertz and Infrared Wavelengths of Light
New research from scientists at Rice University shows that when voltage is applied to a sheet of graphene on a silicon-based substrate it can turn…
Scientists Use Modified Version Rabies to Trace Neural Pathways in the Brain
Harvard scientists are using a genetically modified version of the rabies virus to trace neural pathways in the brain, believing that this research may lead…
Worlds like Earth Could Have Formed Earlier than Expected
Newly published research shows that planets smaller than Neptune are located around a wide variety of stars, including those with fewer heavy elements than the…
Cassini Detects Methane Lakes on Titan
Using its visual and infrared mapping spectrometer, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has detected methane lakes in the tropical region known as Shangri-La on Saturn’s moon Titan….
First Direct Observation of an Under-Ice Algal Bloom in the Arctic
During a NASA-sponsored ICESCAPE expedition, scientists found a massive algal bloom under the Arctic sea ice. Once thought impossible, this marks the first direct observation…
New Glucose Fuel Cell May Power Future Medical Implants
A team of engineers have developed a glucose fuel cell fabricated from silicon and consisting of a platinum catalyst that strips electrons from glucose, mimicking…
Fermi Detects the Highest-Energy Light Ever Associated with an Eruption on the Sun
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captured dramatic views of the March 7 X5.4 solar flare in extreme ultraviolet light. The gold images show the sun…
How Chronic Inflammation of Organs Can Become Cancerous
A new study from scientists at MIT gives a comprehensive look at how chronic inflammation of organs, often caused by viral or bacterial infections, provokes…
Recreational Fishing is Causing the Collapse of Cape Cod’s Salt Marsh Ecosystems
According to a new study, ecologists at Brown University have discovered that recreational fishing has reduced predators in many of Cape Cod’s salt marsh ecosystems,…
A Big Step Forward for Nuclear Fusion Power
ITER researchers working to help bring fusion power to the commercial market completed a critical step this week, successfully testing their technology that serves to…
Evidence Suggests Black Holes Can “Change Gears”
Using X-ray observations from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and radio observations from the Expanded Very Large Array in New Mexico, astronomers studied two black hole…
