Juno Spacecraft Captures Astonishing High-Altitude Hazes on Jupiter
NASA’s Juno mission captured this look at Jupiter’s tumultuous northern regions during the spacecraft’s close approach to the planet on February 17, 2020. Notable features…
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Hurricanes Are Getting Stronger According to Analysis of Long-Term Satellite Imagery
In almost every region of the world where hurricanes form, their maximum sustained winds are getting stronger. That is according to a new study by…
New Stem Cell-Based Topical Solution Helps Bald People Regrow Hair
The results of a clinical trial released today (May 18, 2020) in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine demonstrate how a topical solution made up of stem cells…
Laser-Powered Rover Will Explore the Moon’s Dark Shadows
A laser light shone through the dark could power robotic exploration of the most tantalizing locations in our Solar System: the permanently-shadowed craters around the…
The Weight of the Universe – Physicists Challenge the Standard Model of Cosmology
Results from physicists in Bochum have challenged the Standard Model of Cosmology. Infrared data, which have recently been included in the analysis, could be decisive….
NIH Begins Clinical Trial of Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin to Treat COVID-19
Study enrolling adults with mild to moderate COVID-19 in the United States. A clinical trial has begun to evaluate whether the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, given…
Meet the Scientists and Engineers Behind NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover
These are the people who built NASA’s next Mars rover and who will guide it to a safe landing in Jezero Crater. Behind every spacecraft…
Important Missing Piece of Human History Uncovered From Ancient DNA
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Drunkorexia Is Damaging and Dangerous, Yet Very Common With Female College Students
Around 1 in 3 female university students report saving calories for binge drinking episodes. Mojito, appletini, or a simple glass of fizz – they may…
The Math Behind COVID-19 Modeling
COVID-19 has brought calculus, statistics and probability theory into our daily lives. Some of us might have been happy to leave mathematics behind in high…
2D Nano Sandwich Is Deliciously Useful for Detecting Biomolecules
Rice University engineers adapt 2D ‘sandwich’ for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. A sandwich of molybdenum, sulfur, and selenium turns out to be deliciously useful for detecting…
Einstein Wrong, Nature Does “Play Dice” – Unknown Mechanism Leads to Quantum Interference in Simple Reaction
Is the simplest chemical reaction really that simple? Most people think that quantum theory, which describes the motion of molecules and atomic and subatomic particles,…
Intriguing Genetics That Flipped the Food Chain to Allow Carnivorous Plants to Hunt Animals
Plants can produce energy-rich biomass with the help of light, water and carbon dioxide. This is why they are at the beginning of the food…
Archaeologists Uncover a Lost World and Extinct Ecosystem
Archaeological sites on the far southern shores of South Africa hold the world’s richest records for the behavioral and cultural origins of our species. At…
Scientists Have Puzzled Over the Drifting North Magnetic Pole for Years – Now, Some Answers
Magnetic North and the Elongating Blob For some years now, scientists have been puzzling over why the north magnetic pole has been making a dash…
Dark Energy Telescope Enables Seeing the Universe Through New Lenses
Images collected for dark energy telescope project reveal hundreds of new gravitational lens candidates. Like crystal balls for the universe’s deeper mysteries, galaxies and other…
Quantum Entanglement of 15 Trillion Atoms at 450 Kelvin With “Surprising Results”
Quantum entanglement is a process by which microscopic objects like electrons or atoms lose their individuality to become better coordinated with each other. Entanglement is…
New Evidence of Watery Plumes From Mysterious Subsurface Ocean on Jupiter’s Moon Europa
Jupiter’s moon Europa is a fascinating world. On its surface, the moon appears to be scratched and scored with reddish-brown scars, which rake across the…