Astronomers capture best view ever of disintegrating comet
The comet breaks apart: This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image reveals the ancient comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami disintegrating as it approaches the sun. The observations represent...
For first time, individual atoms seen keeping away from each other or bunching up...
"Learning from this model, we can understand what's really going on in these superconductors, and what one should do to make higher-temperature superconductors, approaching...
Seven-year study pays off with ‘most detailed’ picture of head and neck cancer stem...
Cancer stem cells resist therapy and are a major cause of relapse, long after the bulk of a tumor has been killed. A University...
Yes, computing genetic ancestors is super accurate
Ryan Randall (R) and Caelan Radford hold up cultures of lab bacteria with mutated proteins fluorescing in various colors.Credit: Georgia Tech / Rob Felt
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Echoes of black holes eating stars discovered
This illustration shows a glowing stream of material from a star as it is being devoured by a supermassive black hole in a tidal...
Pacific Ocean’s response to greenhouse gases could extend California drought for centuries
UCLA professor Glen MacDonald studies sediment samples, like the one shown here from an unrelated study, looking for clues about prehistoric climate conditions.Credit: John...
Black hole hidden within its own exhaust
ALMA image of the central region of galaxy NGC 1068. The torus of material harboring the supermassive black hole is highlighted in the pullout...
Starving black hole returns brilliant galaxy to the shadows
This image from the MUSE instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope shows the active galaxy Markarian 1018, which has a supermassive black hole at...
NASA begins study of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
A NASA airborne mission designed to transform our understanding of Earth's valuable and ecologically sensitive coral reefs has set up shop in Australia for...
Imaging the effects of hunger on the brain’s response to food cues
Our brain pays more attention to food when we are hungry than when we are sated. Now a team of scientists at Beth Israel...
Four basic personality types identified: Pessimistic; optimistic; envious and trusting
Are you basically envious? A computer algorith organized 90% of people into four groups: the largest group, accounting for 30%, being the Envious --...
