Brown dwarf weather forecasts improved
By using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers have found that the varying glow of brown dwarfs over time can be explained by...
Motorized molecules drill through cells
Motorized molecules that target diseased cells may deliver drugs to or kill the cells by drilling into the cell membranes. Scientists at...
Gut bacteria that ‘talk’ to human cells may lead to new treatments
Bacteria (stock image).
Credit: © 7activestudio / Fotolia
We have a symbiotic relationship with the trillions of bacteria that live in our bodies --...
Bioengineering a functional vascularized lung scaffold
The key steps in lung bioengineering using a functional vascularized lung scaffold.
Credit: N. Valerio Dorrello and Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, Columbia University
End-stage lung disease...
Century-old seal pelts reveal changes in Ross Sea ecosystem
This is a Weddell seal swimming in McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea, Antarctica.
Credit: Daniel P. Costa
When scientists at McMurdo Station in Antarctica have...
Protecting the guardians
Diabetes concept (stock image). A new study found that despite harboring a powerful guardian gene, mice developed severe inflammation of the pancreas...
Star-formation ‘fuel tanks’ found around distant galaxies
This cartoon shows how gas falling into distant starburst galaxies ends up in vast turbulent reservoirs of cool gas extending 30 000...
Volcanic eruptions drove ancient global warming event
Layered volcanic rocks in Eastern Greenland that are up to 4 miles thick were formed during ancient volcanic eruptions that caused a...
Scientists recover nova first spotted 600 years ago by Korean astrologers
This image shows the recovered nova of March 11, 1437 and its ejected shell. It was taken with the Carnegie SWOPE 1-meter...
Monkeys with Parkinson’s disease benefit from human stem cells
Monkeys show reduced Parkinsonian symptoms following a donor-matched iPS cell-based therapy.
Credit: Misaki Ouchida, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University
One...
80-year-olds as street-savvy as 18-year-olds
Older people are as good as young adults at knowing when someone is potentially aggressive, and being streetwise appears to be a...