Stellar object IRAS 14568-6304 ejects gas across 180 light years
This young star is breaking out. Like a hatchling pecking through its shell, this particular stellar newborn is forcing its way out into the...
Running may be better than cycling for long-term bone health
Exercise that puts greater strain on bones, like running, may improve long-term bone health more effectively than non weight-bearing activities like cycling, conclude the...
Eating Fish Could Help Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease Despite High Mercury Levels
It’s a fishy situation: On the one hand, multiple scientific studies have found that eating seafood helps protect against dementia. On the other hand...
Women may be able to reduce breast cancer risk predicted by their genes
Women with a high risk of developing breast cancer based on family history and genetic risk can still reduce the chance they will develop...
Deep, old water explains why Antarctic Ocean hasn’t warmed
Observed warming over the past 50 years (in degrees Celsius per decade) shows rapid warming in the Arctic, while the Southern Ocean around Antarctica...
Bleaching kills third of coral in Great Barrier Reef’s north
This February, 2016 photo released Monday, May 30, 2016 by ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies shows mature stag-horn coral bleached at...
Scientists identify new drivers of rare cancer type
Section of adrenal cancer tissue under a microscope. The blue areas are the cell nuclei, and the cytoplasm is stained purple.Credit: University Hospital Würzburg
Cancer...
Effects of maternal smoking continue long after birth
Early exposure to nicotine can trigger widespread genetic changes that affect formation of connections between brain cells long after birth, a new Yale-led study...
World record in terrestrial radio transmission: Multi-Gigabit wireless communication
E band transmitters with parabolic antenna. The installed integrated circuits achieve particularly high performance.
Credit: © Photo Jörg Eisenbeis, KIT
Transmitting the contents of a conventional...
Appalachian coal ash richest in rare earth elements
The Roxboro Steam Station, a four-unit, 2,422-megawatt coal-fired Duke Energy plant in Semora, N.C., is one of the largest power plants in the United...
New technique captures activity of an entire brain in a snapshot
This density map of the cerebral cortex of a mouse shows which neurons get activated when the animal explores of a new environment. The...
