Big step towards cure for lifelong viral infections
New research has taken us a step closer to finding a cure for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), as well as other infections including the...
Astronomers make first accurate measurement of oxygen in distant galaxy
Galaxy COSMOS-1908 is in the center of this Hubble Space Telescope image, indicated by the arrow. Nearly everything in the image is a galaxy;...
Most likely Earth-like exoplanets cataloged
This figure shows the habitable zone for stars of different temperatures, as well as the location of terrestrial size planetary candidates and confirmed Kepler...
Global warming, a dead zone and surprising bacteria
A carousel of collecting tubes about four feet in length slide below the surface of the Pacific off the Mexican coast, on its way...
Pregnancy procedure associated with increased risk of preterm birth and neonatal loss
The thicker thread (top) is the multifilament, while the thinner thread (bottom) is the monofilament. Credit: Imperial College London
Researchers are urging surgeons to reconsider...
‘Sandman’s’ role in sleep control discovered
Image illustrating the concept of the sleep homeostat.Credit: Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour/ University of Oxford
Team unpeel one layer of the mystery of...
Flexible Wearable Electronic Skin Patch Offers New Way to Monitor Alcohol Levels
This flexible wearable sensor can be worn on the arm to detect alcohol level. Credit: UC San Diego
Engineers at the University of California San...
First evidence of sleep in flight
Frigatebirds reaches a wingspan of over two meters. They are excellent gliders and can cover several hundred kilometers a day.© B. Voirin
Birds engage in...
What’s wasting power at home? Ask your app!
Researchers at MIT have developed a device and software that could figure out exactly how much power is being used by every appliance, lighting...
NASA: First Map Of Thawed Areas Under Greenland Ice Sheet
NASA researchers have helped produce the first map showing what parts of the bottom of the massive Greenland Ice Sheet are thawed – key...
Carbon nanotube “stitches” strengthen composites
MIT aerospace engineers have found a way to bond composite layers, producing a material that is substantially stronger and more resistant to damage than...
