Greenland ice is melting 7 percent faster than previously thought
Researchers at The Ohio State University and their colleagues have discovered that the same hotspot that feeds Iceland's active volcanoes has been causing them...
Gene therapy technique may help prevent cancer metastasis
Gene-regulating RNA molecules could help treat early-stage breast cancer tumors before they spread.
The spread of malignant cells around the body, known as metastasis, is...
Researchers find the menstrual cycle affects memory
New research shows tha estrogen and progesterone cause the brain to favor one memory system or strategy over another.Image Credit: Flickr/picturesbyann
It’s been suggested that...
Scientists triple known types of viruses in world’s oceans
The world's oceans teem with scientific mystery, unknowns that could prove to be tools that will one day protect the planet from global warming.
Today,...
Researchers Use Layered Metals to Show How Nature’s ‘Dislocations’ Occur
Drexel researchers have shown that a recently discovered deformation phenomenon, called ripplocation, occurs in bulk materials when constrained during compression.Credit: Drexel University
Every material can...
All living non-Africans today likely descend from people within a single migration out of...
A heat map showing locations of previously unknown DNA variants. Red indicates higher number of discoveries, black fewer.Credit: Harvard Medical School
A study of hundreds...
Cache management improved once again
MIT researchers have found a new way of managing memory on computer chips that uses circuit space much more efficiently and is more consistent...
Galactic Fireworks Illuminate Monster Hydrogen Blob
This rendering shows a snapshot from a cosmological simulation of a Lyman-alpha Blob similar to LAB-1. This simulation tracks the evolution of gas and...
Coffee-infused foam removes lead from contaminated water
A foam filter made with used coffee grounds removes lead and mercury from contaminated water.Credit: American Chemical Society
Coffee is one of the most popular...
Sleep is key to curing chronic pain
The Sleep and Pain Lab at the University of Warwick. Credit:University of Warwick
'I won't be able to cope with my pain if I don't...
Artificial Intelligence Helps in the Discovery of New Materials
The matrix depicts the formation energy – an indicator of stability – of around two million possible compounds. Each pixel corresponds to one of...
