Observable Universe contains ten times more galaxies than previously thought
Among other data, scientists used the galaxies visible in the Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey (GOODS) to recalculate the total number of galaxies in...
Earth’s Moon Hit by Surprising Number of Meteoroids
Temporal ratio image formed from two LROC Narrow Angle Camera images (after image divided by the before image) revealing a new 12 meter (~40...
Satellite sees rebirth of Aere the zombie storm
On Oct. 13 the VIIRS instrument aboard NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite captured an infrared image of redeveloped Tropical Depression Aere off the central Vietnam...
Ultra-thin ferroelectric material for next-generation electronics
Integrated intensity of YHO-7 110 diffraction peak as a function of temperature. Credit: Tokyo Institute of Technology
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology have demonstrated...
Researchers develop DNA-based single-electron electronic devices
The DNA itself has no part in the electrical function, but acts as a scaffold for forming a linear, pearl-necklace-like nanostructure consisting of three...
Genome engineering paves way for sickle cell cure
In sickle cell disease, a mutation in the beta-globin gene causes hemoglobin to polymerize under low-oxygen conditions in body tissues, deforming red blood cells....
Small impacts are reworking the moon’s soil faster than scientists thought
Image shows NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter over the moon; courtesy NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University/Laura Davis.
Study reveals surface features younger than assumed; potential structures would need...
Researchers capture Central Asia’s ‘de-greening’ over millions of years
The Hangay Mountains of central Mongolia today serve as a large topographic barrier blocking moisture from reaching the Gobi Desert and interior Asia. Stanford...
Soybean nitrogen breakthrough could help feed the world
Soybeans were grown in WSU greenhouse by Tegeder. Credit: Mechthild Tegeder
Washington State University biologist Mechthild Tegeder has developed a way to dramatically increase the...
Experiment achieves the strongest coupling between light and matter
This illustration shows a qubit attached to a waveguide where light in the form of microwaves enters and exits.Credit: University of Waterloo
Researchers at the...
Docs much bettter than internet or app-based symptoms checkers
Head-to-head comparison reveals human physicians vastly outperform virtual ones.Credit: Flickr/Jay Reed
Increasingly powerful computers using ever-more sophisticated programs are challenging human supremacy in areas as...
