New theory on Fairy Circles of Namibia
The fairy circles of the Namib Desert.Credit: Photo by Tyler Coverdale, Princeton University; and Jen Guyton, Princeton University
One of nature's greatest mysteries -- the...
Graphene’s sleeping superconductivity awakens
Image Credit: AlexanderAIUS (Wikimedia Commons)
Researchers have found a way to trigger the innate, but previously hidden, ability of graphene to act as a superconductor...
Soft exosuit economies: understanding the costs of lightening the load
The exosuit’s soft textiles strategically position the actuating cables that assist with the ankle motion at the back of the lower legs, and, through...
Research reveals surprising health benefits of chewing your food
A new study revealed that a specific type of immune cell, the Th17 cell, can be stimulated when you chew.Image Credit: Flickr/Alpha
Scientists have shown...
Super-resolution imaging can map critical cell changes several days sooner than current method
In a time series of super-resolution microscopic images of the epigenetic marks in the nuclei of stem cells, stem cells differentiate into distinct cell...
ALMA Starts Observing the Sun
This ALMA image of an enormous sunspot was taken at a wavelength of 1.25 millimeters. Sunspots are transient features that occur in regions where...
Mandarin makes you more musical?
Image Credit: Flickr/Jesse Kruger
Mandarin makes you more musical - and at a much earlier age than previously thought. That's the suggestion of a new...
Too much sitting, too little exercise may accelerate biological aging
Elderly women who sit for more than 10 hours a day with low physical activity have cells that are biologically older by eight years...
2016 warmest year on record globally, NASA and NOAA data show
The planet's long-term warming trend is seen in this chart of every year's annual temperature cycle from 1880 to the present, compared to the...
Soft robot helps the heart beat
In vivo demonstration of cardiac assist in a porcine model of acute heart failure (Video courtesy of Ellen Roche/Harvard SEAS). Credit: Courtesy of Ellen...
Heat from Earth’s core could be underlying force in plate tectonics
Researchers find the East Pacific Rise is dynamic as heat is transferred, showing that plate dynamics are driven significantly by additional force of heat...
