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Physics & Astronomy

Laboratory models suggest that stretching forces shaped Jupiter Moon's surface

Physical analog models simulate geologic structures in laboratory settings so that the developmental sequence of various phenomena can be studied as they occur.

Physics & Astronomy

Faint Galaxies: Shedding Light on the Early Universe

Light from tiny galaxies more than 13 billion years ago played a larger role than previously thought in creating the conditions in the universe as we know it…

Life & Chemistry

Gene Mutation Discovery Offers Hope For Liver Cancer Treatment

A team led by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Harvard Medical School has discovered a link between the presence of two mutant proteins IDH1 and…

Power and Electrical Engineering

New Research Boosts Solar Energy Efficiency: Key Findings

A perspective article published last month by University of California, Riverside chemists in the Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters was selected as an…

Physics & Astronomy

Highway for Ultracold Atoms: Advancements in Light Crystals

When a superconductor is exposed to a magnetic field, a current on its surface appears which creates a counter field that cancels the magnetic field inside the…

Health & Medicine

Children on Dairy Farms May Have Lower Allergy Risks

According to researchers at The University of Gothenburg, Sweden, pregnant women may benefit from spending time on dairy farms to promote maturation of the…

Studies and Analyses

Study Reveals Extreme Obesity May Cut Life Expectancy by 14 Years

 The study, led by researchers from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, found that people with class III (or…

Earth Sciences

NASA Satellites Analyze Powerful Typhoon Neoguri

Typhoon Neoguri formed in the western Pacific Ocean south-southeast of Guam on July 3, 2014. Since then Neoguri has become increasingly more powerful and…

Earth Sciences

Mercury’s Origins: Impact of Early Hit-and-Run Collisions

The origin of planet Mercury has been a difficult question in planetary science because its composition is very different from that of the other terrestrial…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Sand-Powered Lithium-Ion Battery Boosts Performance

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside’s Bourns College of Engineering have created a lithium ion battery that outperforms the current industry…

Life & Chemistry

UI Researchers Uncover Early Predictor for Preeclampsia

University of Iowa researchers have discovered a biomarker that could give expecting mothers and their doctors the first simple blood test to reliably predict…

Earth Sciences

Satellite sees newborn Tropical Storm Fausto being 'chased'

NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite GOES-West captured a combination visible and infrared image of the Eastern Pacific on July 8 at 1500…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

EU Agricultural Exports Surge in Global Markets

The European Union (EU) achieved a distinct increase of its exports to the world’s agricultural markets in the last two decades. In spite of the rising value…

Environmental Conservation

Tropical Species Face Greater Risks from Rising Temperatures

In contrast, a large part of mammal and bird species in temperate zones will find ambient temperatures in 2080 within their tolerance ranges. However, indirect…

Life & Chemistry

Marine Algae: Unraveling Food Web Interactions with Science

Together with scientists of the Weizman Institute in Israel the team around Prof. Pohnert has analyzed the complex interaction between the algae Emiliania…

Life & Chemistry

LJI Unveils New Method to Identify Asthma Response Genes

In a study published yesterday in the scientific journal Nature Immunology, a group at the La Jolla Institute (LJI) led by Pandurangan Vijayanand, Ph.D….

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