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Deepest ever look into Orion
This spectacular image of the Orion Nebula star-formation region was obtained from multiple exposures using the HAWK-I infrared camera on ESO's Very Large Telescope...
“Big Data” study discovers earliest sign of Alzheimer’s
Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital have used a powerful tool to better understand the progression of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease (LOAD), identifying...
Alzheimer’s detected before symptoms via new eye technology
Scientists may have overcome a major roadblock in the development of Alzheimer's therapies by creating a new technology to observe ― in the back...
Gulf Stream slowdown to spare Europe from worst of climate change,...
Detailed view of Earth from space, showing North Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Elements of this image furnished by NASA.
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Genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes explored
New research from a large international team of scientists offers a more complete picture of the genes responsible for type 2 diabetes, demonstrating that...
Morse Code: NASA Captures Image of Sand Dunes on Mars That...
This image of dark dunes on Mars was taken on Feb. 6, 2016, at 15:16 local Mars time by the High Resolution Imaging Science...
Nanotech ‘tattoo’ can map emotions and monitor muscle activity
A nanotech "tattoo" was developed by Tel Aviv University.Credit: American Friends of Tel Aviv University (AFTAU)
A new temporary "electronic tattoo" developed by Tel Aviv...
Changes in primate teeth linked to rise of monkeys
A collage of mandibles from extant and extinct Old World monkeys and apes that were included in the study. Credit: Leslea Hlusko, UC Berkeley
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NASA camera catches moon ‘photobombing’ Earth
On July 5, 2016, the moon passed between NOAA's DSCOVR satellite and Earth. NASA's EPIC camera aboard DSCOVR snapped these images over a period...
Study maps transmission of MERS virus in South Korean hospital from...
Tracing the movements of patients at a South Korean hospital has helped identify how Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus was transmitted from a...
Astronomers discover new distant dwarf planet beyond Neptune
Rendering of the orbit of RR245 (orange line). Objects as bright or brighter than RR245 are labeled. The Minor Planet Center describes the object...
