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The moon once had an atmosphere
Artistic impression of the Moon, looking over the Imbrium Basin, with lavas erupting, venting gases, and producing a visible atmosphere.
Credit: NASA MSFC
A new study...
Timber bridges viable option for local roads
This full-scale timber girder bridge tested at the J. Lohr Structures Laboratory at South Dakota State University is 50-feet long and 9.5-feet wide.
Credit: Image...
Paleogenomic analysis sheds light on Easter Island mysteries
Rapa Nui National Park on Easter Island.
Credit: © Bryan Busovicki / Fotolia
Easter Island is a place of mystery that has captured the public imagination....
Preschool teachers need better training in science
Are preschool teachers failing their students in science? A Michigan State University study examines.
Credit: Michigan State University
Preschool instructors appear to lack the knowledge, skills...
New threat to the ozone layer
Research station in Malaysia used by researchers for measurements.
Credit: Bill Sturges/UEA
"Ozone depletion is a well-known phenomenon and, thanks to the success of the Montreal...
New drug clears psoriasis in clinical trials
Psoriasis on elbow.
Credit: © hriana / Fotolia
About 80 percent of patients with moderate to severe psoriasis saw their disease completely or almost completely cleared...
Genes responsible for diversity of human skin colors identified
This is a Mursi woman of Nilo-Saharan ancestry. Nilo-Saharan pastoralist populations possess some of the darkest skin in Africa. Researchers from the University of...
A safe optical fiber for delivering light and drugs into the body
A view of light delivery through a citrate-based optical fiber.
Credit: D. Shan/C. Zhang/Penn State
In Penn State's Materials Research Institute, an electrical engineer and a...
Better mini brains could help scientists identify treatments for Zika-related brain damage
These are organoids before (left) and after exposure to Zika (center), and after treatment (right).
Credit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center/Cell Reports
UCLA researchers have...
Engineers invent breakthrough millimeter-wave circulator IC
This is a chip microphotograph of the 25GHz fully-integrated non-reciprocal passive magnetic-free 45nm SOI CMOS circulator based on spatio-temporal conductivity modulation.
Credit: Tolga Dinc/Columbia Engineering
Columbia...
Filter may be a match for fracking water
A superhydrophilic filter produced at Rice University can remove more than 90 percent of contaminants from water used in hydraulic fracturing operations. In this...
