In 2014, when the carbon emissions growth was almost at a standstill, the world's economy continued to grow by 3%. Credit: © kristo74 / Fotolia After a decade of rapid growth in global CO₂ emissions, which increased at an average annual...
4,000 years ago, European women traveled far from their home villages to start their families, bringing with them new cultural objects and ideas. Credit: Stadtarchäologie Augsburg At the end of the Stone Age and in the early Bronze Age, families were...
Visualization of renal fibrosis in fractional anisotropy (FA) maps. The left panels indicate Sirius Red staining (fibrosis) and the right panels stand for FA maps. Credit: Osaka University Osaka University researchers, in collaboration with several Japanese companies, translate neuroimaging tools to...
The JDP2 gene, encoding a transcription factor protein, is a prognostic marker with unfavorable outcome in colon adenocarcinoma. Credit: Human Protein Atlas A new Pathology Atlas is launched today with an analysis of all human genes in all major cancers showing...
This is an iron-oxidizing microbial mat at the Trans-Atlantic Geotraverse hydrothermal vent field collected using a novel, syringe-based sampler deploy from the ROV Jason II. Credit: Photo taken by the ROV Jason II (courtesy of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute and...
This is the GJ832 system. Credit: Suman Satyal Astrophysicists at the University of Texas at Arlington have predicted that an Earth-like planet may be lurking in a star system just 16 light years away. The team investigated the star system Gliese 832...
Graphical depiction of XXY chromosomes. Credit: Joe Brock Scientists have created healthy offspring from genetically infertile male mice, offering a potential new approach to tackling a common genetic cause of human infertility. Our sex is determined by the X and Y chromosomes....
The massive field jackets containing the bones of the adult specimen of Daspletosaurus horneri were hauled out by a mule-drawn sled in August 2001. The crew are the outfitters from the Sun Canyon Lodge. Credit: David Varricchio An investigation by a...
There are a lot of things African-Americans can do to help minimize damage and keep their hair beautiful. Credit: Image courtesy of American Academy of Dermatology Unique in appearance and structure, African-American hair is especially fragile and prone to injury and...
The contributing factors of traction alopecia are shown. Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine. In a review of 19 studies, researchers at Johns Hopkins say they can confirm a "strong association" between certain scalp-pulling hairstyles -- many common among African-Americans -- and the...
Within 3 weeks, mice that received topical ruxolitinib or tofacitinib had regrown nearly all their hair (right photo; drug was applied only to the right side of the mouse). Little to no hair growth occurred in control mice during...