How a young-looking lunar volcano hides its true age
The feature known as Ina, as seen by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, was likely formed by an eruption of fluffy 'magmatic foam,' new research...
Fairy circles of Namibia: New research helps scientists gain insight
This is a fairy ring in Namibia.
Credit: School of Science
A study conducted by researchers at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis adds new insights into one...
A seismic mapping milestone
This visualization is the first global tomographic model constructed based on adjoint tomography, an iterative full-waveform inversion technique. The model is a result of...
The importance of relating to others: Why we only learn to understand other people...
The maturation of fibres of a brain structure called the arcuate fascicle (green) between the ages of three and four years establishes a connection...
Abuse accelerates puberty in children
Maltreatment can affect a child's psychological development. New research indicates that the stress of abuse can impact the physical growth and maturation of adolescents...
Flexible glass made for tiny medical devices
A graduate student at BYU holds up a disc of microchips that have flexible glass membranes.
Credit: Jaren Wilkey/BYU Photo
Brigham Young University researchers have developed...
Microrna treatment restores nerve insulation, limb function in mice with MS
This image shows restored presence of proteins indicating myelin reformation (shown in red) in the lumbar spinal cord of a mouse treated with miR-219...
Discovery showcases membranes that can fix themselves
University of Delaware researchers have developed a self-healing membrane for fuel cells.
Credit: Kathy F. Atkinson, University of Delaware
Fuel cells are energy efficient and clean....
Extreme weather events linked to climate change impact on the jet stream
On the left is an image of the global circulation pattern on a normal day. On the right is the image of the global...
‘Australia’s Jurassic Park’ the world’s most diverse
Dinosaur tracks in the Walmadany area are shown.
Credit: Damian Kelly
An unprecedented 21 different types of dinosaur tracks have been identified on a 25-kilometre stretch...
Improving memory with magnets
Researchers gave 17 individuals auditory memory tasks that required them to recognize a pattern of tones when it was reversed, while being recorded on...
