Chemists offer enhanced 3D look inside batteries
NYU chemists and their colleagues have developed a method to yield highly detailed, three-dimensional images of the insides of batteries. Shown here is a...
Stress negatively affects chances of conception, science shows
A new study finds highly-stressed women 40-percent less likely to conceive during ovulation window.Credit: © firesam / Flickr
What many have long suspected, has been...
Brain-sensing technology allows typing at 12 words per minute
Directly reading brain signals could provide a way for people to communicate their thoughts and emotions.Credit: Image courtesy of Stanford University
It does not take...
New studies double number of known sites in genome linked to high blood pressure
Several large international groups of researchers report data that more than doubles the number of sites in the human genome tied to blood pressure...
Explaining why the universe can be transparent
Reionization as illustrated by data from the Hubble and Chandra space telescopes. Credit: NASA/CXC/M.Weiss
Two papers published by an assistant professor at the University of...
Eastern forests use up nitrogen in soil during earlier, greener springs
Higher demand for nitrogen by trees could mean less nitrogen polluting streams and rivers.Credit: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science/Andrew Elmore
A warming climate...
Mars rover views spectacular layered rock formations
Curiosity got close to this outcrop on Sept. 9, 2016, which displays finely layered rocks.Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
The layered geologic past of Mars is revealed in...
Newborn gut microbiome predicts later allergy and asthma, study finds
The microbes living in a baby's gut during its first month of life may directly impact the developing immune system, leading to a higher...
NASA’s THEMIS sees Auroras move to the rhythm of Earth’s magnetic field
An artist's rendering (not to scale) of a cross-section of the magnetosphere, with the solar wind on the left in yellow and magnetic field...
Study details Zika virus disrupting fetal brain development during pregnancy
Magnetic resonance image (MRI) of the fetal brain in a Zika virus infected primate. The large white region is abnormal and indicates an accumulation...
Chemistry says Moon is proto-Earth’s mantle, relocated
Two recent models for the formation of the moon, one that allows exchange through a silicate atmosphere (top), and another that creates a more...
