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New application for acoustics helps estimate marine life populations
Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego were part of an international team that for the first time...
Black hole spin cranks-up radio volume
Statistical analysis of supermassive black holes suggests that the spin of the black hole may play a role in the generation of powerful high-speed...
Expert unlocks mechanics of how snakes move in a straight line
Snakes are known for their iconic S-shaped movements. But they have a less noticeable skill that gives them a unique superpower.
Snakes can crawl in...
NASA team first to demonstrate X-ray navigation in space
In a technology first, a team of NASA engineers has demonstrated fully autonomous X-ray navigation in space -- a capability that could revolutionize NASA's...
A major step forward in organic electronics
Researchers at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Linköping University, have developed the world's first complementary electrochemical logic circuits that can function stably for long...
Scientists make cells that enable the sense of touch
Researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have, for the first time, coaxed human...
Fast food makes the immune system more aggressive in the long term
The immune system reacts similarly to a high fat and high calorie diet as to a bacterial infection. This is shown by a recent...
Steep slopes on Mars reveal structure of buried ice on Red Planet
Researchers using NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) have found eight sites where thick deposits of ice beneath Mars' surface are exposed in faces of...
Jet stream changes since 1960s linked to more extreme weather
Increased fluctuations in the path of the North Atlantic jet stream since the 1960s coincide with more extreme weather events in Europe such as...
Babies stir up clouds of bio-gunk when they crawl
When babies crawl, their movement across floors, especially carpeted surfaces, kicks up high levels of dirt, skin cells, bacteria, pollen, and fungal spores, a...
Researchers catch supermassive black hole burping—twice
Astronomers have caught a supermassive black hole in a distant galaxy snacking on gas and then "burping" -- not once, but twice.
The galaxy under...
