Youthful DNA in old age
The DNA of young people is regulated to express the right genes at the right time. With the passing of years, the regulation of...
Cosmology safe as universe has no sense of direction
Illustration of the possible patterns an anisotropic universe would leave in the cosmic microwave background, including (clockwise from bottom left) the contribution from quantum...
‘Sixth sense’ may be more than just a feeling
Unlocking the mysteries of our senses: An NIH Study shows that two young patients with a mutation in the PIEZO2 have problems with touch...
Hubble Finds Planet Orbiting Pair of Stars
This artist's illustration shows a gas giant planet circling a pair of red dwarf stars. The Saturn-mass planet orbits roughly 300 million miles from...
Fungus in humans identified for first time as key factor in Crohn’s disease
A Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine-led team of international researchers has for the first time identified a fungus as a key factor...
Sitting for long periods of time is the cause of 4% of deaths worldwide
Reducing the amount of time we sit by about two hours would mean a 2.3% decrease in mortality.Credit: © tripu / Flickr
The next time...
MRI scanner sees emotions flickering across an idle mind
A Duke team has mapped the distinct patterns of brain activity that correspond to seven different emotional states. The brain anatomy presented here is...
Physicists create nano-sized device with huge potential in field of quantum computing
Barclay's group used diamond to make their microdisk, which looks like a microscopic-sized hockey puck (the optical cavity) supported by a very tiny hourglass-shaped...
The first genomic history of Australia’s peopling
Australia has one of the longest histories of continuous human occupation outside Africa. But who exactly were the first people to settle there? Such...
The death of a planet nursery?
Planetary disk around the star known as TW Hydrae. Credit: S. Andrews (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA); B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF); ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)
The dusty disk surrounding the star...
Antarctic mystery solved?
Sirius Group exposures near Mt. Fleming, Antarctica, circa 1986. The pattern of snow behind rocks shows the prevailing winds across the East Antarctic Ice...
