Irregularly Shaped Parks for a Longer Life?
Scholars find that irregularly shaped parks reduce mortality risk. Some community parks are square, a reflection of the city block where they’re located — but…
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Mars Once Had Salt Lakes Similar to Earth – “Key Ingredient of Microbial Life”
Texas A&M researchers found that Mars has undergone wet and dry periods and salt lakes formed similar to some found in South America. Mars once…
Ancient Canine Cancer Still Around After 10,000 Years
Dogs have been man’s best friend for more than 10,000 years, but a new study shows it has been a doggone tough road to get…
Clovis Burial Site Raises New Questions About Early Inhabitants
Scientists have shown that at the Anzick site in Montana – the only known Clovis burial site – the skeletal remains of a young child…
Chemical Engineers Develop a New Conductive Coating for Flexible Electronics
A team of researchers from the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University have developed a mechanically robust conductive coating that can maintain performance under…
Texas A&M Chemists Develop Powerful New Type of Battery
Move over, lithium-ion; now, there’s a better battery on the horizon. A multi-institution team of scientists led by Texas A&M University chemist Sarbajit Banerjee has…
New Strategy Against Life-Threatening Tuberculosis Infections
In search of new strategies against life-threatening tuberculosis infections, a team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), as well as Harvard University and Texas…
New Research Helps Reveal the Evolution of Milky Way-Like Galaxies
New research provides the most complete picture yet of how galaxies like the Milky Way grew over the past 10 billion years into today’s majestic…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Views Mercury Passing in Front of the Sun
This new animated image from NASA’s Curiosity rover shows Mercury passing in front of the Sun. NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has imaged the planet Mercury…
Search for Dark Matter Reveals First Hint of WIMP
SuperCDMS researchers have for the first time observed a concrete hint of a weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP), the particle physicists believe to be behind…