New Breakthrough in Cancer Hair Loss Treatment Discovered
Scientists have determined a new way to protect the hair follicle from chemotherapy in an effort to prevent hair loss as a result of cancer…
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Astronomers Discovered Unusual Laser Emission in Ant Nebula
An international team of astronomers have discovered an unusual laser emission that suggests the presence of a double star system hidden at the heart of…
Astronomers Predict What Will Happen When Our Sun Dies
Scientists agree the sun will die in approximately 10 billion years, but they weren’t sure what would happen next…until now. A team of international astronomers,…
Newly Discovered Prehistoric Bird Fossil Sheds Light on Avian Evolution
The tiny fossil of a prehistoric baby bird is helping scientists understand how early avians came into the world in the Age of Dinosaurs. The…
Scientists Use Stem Cells to Create Functioning Kidney Tissue
Scientists have successfully produced human kidney tissue within a living organism which is able to produce urine, a first for medical science. The study led…
DNA Sequencing Solves 4,000-Year-Old Egyptian Mummy Mystery
Using ‘next generation’ DNA sequencing scientists have found that the famous ‘Two Brothers’ mummies of the Manchester Museum have different fathers so are, in fact,…
Halogen Levels in Earth-Forming Meteorites Lower Than Previously Thought
Researchers have found the halogen levels in the meteorites that formed the Earth billions of years ago are much lower than previously thought. The research…
Uranium Performs Reactions That No One Thought Were Possible
New research from the University of Manchester reveals that uranium can perform reactions that previously no one thought possible, which could transform the way industry…
Researchers Confirm Theory of “Superballistic” Electron Flow
New experiments confirm theory of “superballistic” electron flow, revealing how electrons behave like particles in a viscous fluid to help bunches of electrons squeeze through…
Electrons Flowing Like Liquid in Graphene
By observing the unusual movement of electrons in graphene, scientists have uncovered a new understanding of the physics of conductive materials. Graphene is many times…
Researchers Discover 305 Million-Year-Old “Early Spider” Fossil
A team of scientists has discovered the fossil of a 305 million-year-old arachnid, revealing more about the early origins of modern-day spiders. The new species,…
Manipulating Cell Division Will Help Grow Trees Bigger and Faster
A newly published study details how to make trees grow bigger and faster, which could increase supplies of renewable resources and help trees cope with…
Discovery Reveals How Gamma-Ray Emissions from Stellar Explosions are Produced
By using radio telescopes from across Europe and America, an international team of astronomers has been able to see into the heart of an exploding…
Martian Meteorite Reveals the Possibility of Life on Mars
An unusual feature embedded deep within a fragment of a Martian meteorite is helping to make the case for the possibility of life on Mars….
Graphene Paint Makes Impermeable and Chemically Resistant Coatings
New research from the University of Manchester demonstrates how a thin layer of graphene paint can make impermeable and chemically resistant coatings, which could be…
Layered Graphene Could Open Up New Ranges of Electronic Devices
Scientists at the University of Manchester have discovered that sandwiching layers of graphene with hexagonal boron nitride could produce designer materials capable of creating high-frequency…
Supernova 2014J Reveals Key Information About Our Universe
Astronomers used a vast network of radio telescopes to obtain many images of supernova 2014J, revealing a lack of radio emission from the supernova and…
Researchers Develop Graphene Membrane Water Filters
Scientists at the University of Manchester have developed graphene membrane water filters that offer precise and fast sieving of salts and organic molecules. Graphene has…