NASA reveals 2 instruments to measure earth-directed energy from sun
San Francisco-- NASA has revealed two small instruments that will play a crucial role in powering big scientific insights by measuring and studying the...
Finding life in outer solar system nearly impossible, say scientists
Toronto-- It is far less likely that space scientists and astronauts will ever find life in the outer solar system, home to the four...
MIT Professor Mavalvala explains Einstein’s gravitational waves in 2010 (with video)
CAMBRIDGE, MA— MIT Professor Nergis Mavalvala, whose research focuses on interferometric Gravitational Waves and Quantum Measurement, played a role in the detection of Einstein’s...
Ten Finalists Compete for Title of “America’s Top Young Scientist” and Indian Americans Account...
Silver Spring, Md – 3M and Discovery Education last month announced 10 finalists from across America as part of its annual 2019 3M Young Scientist Challenge (#YoungScientist). The nation’s premier...
World’s oceans break record for highest temperatures 5 years in a row: Study
Beijing-- The oceanic temperatures in 2023 have once again shattered records, and the warming trend will persist throughout this century, even if greenhouse gas...
How memories shape our perception of the present
By Thea Singer
News at Northeastern
What are memories made of? Do different parts of our brain light up when we perceive an event than when...
Drawing inspiration from plants, animals to restore skin tissue
By Leah Burrows
Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering have developed new wound...
Why that song is stuck in your head
Srini Pillay, MD
“Earworms” are unwanted catchy tunes that repeat in your head. These relentless tunes play in a loop in up to 98% of...
Microgravity used to create cells with stem cell properties
Chennai-- Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) have found that subjecting cancer cells to microgravity results in the formation of giant cancer...
Aussie researchers seek undiscovered planets with potential for life
Sydney-- Australian astronomers and space engineers are seeking to use a space telescope capable of discovering new planets in Earth's "nearest neighbour", Alpha Centauri.
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