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Physics & Astronomy

New Method Predicts Star Formation Rates in Molecular Clouds

Astronomers have found a new way of predicting the rate at which a molecular cloud – a stellar nursery – will form new stars.

Life & Chemistry

A cancer protein’s journey to cell membrane

The cancer protein KRas is a factor in the development of several types of cancer. Mutated KRas, for example, can be found in a large number of all tumour…

Earth Sciences

Polarstern Returns: Insights from 1.5 Years in Antarctica

Apart from the crew and scientists on board, there are lots of data, samples and animals from the Southern Ocean that will soon be examined more closely in the…

Life & Chemistry

World ranking tracks birds’ evolutionary distinctness

The research, published today in Current Biology, the shows that Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand all score high on responsibility for preserving…

Life & Chemistry

New Target Discovered to Combat Flu Virus Effectively

Better antiviral drugs could help the millions of people annually infected by flu, which kills up to 500,000 people each year.

Life & Chemistry

Antennae Help Flies "Cruise" In Gusty Winds

Due to its well-studied genome and small size, the humble fruit fly has been used as a model to study hundreds of human health issues ranging from…

Earth Sciences

Tropical Cyclone Ita Strengthens, Heads Toward Queensland

Ita's maximum sustained winds were near 115 knots/132 mph/213 kph on April 10 at 0900 UTV/5 a.m. EDT, making it a Category Four hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson…

Earth Sciences

Increase in Night-Shining Clouds: Insights from NASA’s AIM

A NASA mission called Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere, or AIM, was launched in 2007 to observe noctilucent clouds, but it currently only has a view of the…

Earth Sciences

NASA Simulation Reveals Ozone Intrusions From the Stratosphere

Ozone in the stratosphere, located on average 10 to 48 kilometers (6 to 30 miles) above the ground, typically stays in the stratosphere. Not on days like April…

Physics & Astronomy

NASA's Hubble Extends Stellar Tape Measure 10 Times Farther Into Space

Astronomers have developed yet another novel way to use the 24-year-old space telescope by employing a technique called spatial scanning, which dramatically…

Physics & Astronomy

SU’s Key Role in Dark Matter Research Unveiled

Physicist Richard Schnee hopes to find traces of dark matter by studying particles with low masses and interaction rates, some of which have never been probed…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Bayer Joins Agri Benchmark to Tackle Global Crop Challenges

Bayer CropScience is the newest supporting partner of the agri benchmark Cash Crop Network. This global, non-profit network of agricultural economists,…

Physics & Astronomy

SU professors test boundaries of 'new physics' with discovery of 4-quark hadron

Physicists in Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences have helped confirm the existence of exotic hadrons—a type of matter that cannot be classified…

Earth Sciences

Early Tibetan Plateau Larger Than Previously Thought, Study Finds

Earth scientists in Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences have determined that the Tibetan Plateau—the world's largest, highest, and flattest…

Health & Medicine

Viral Hepatitis Surpasses HIV Deaths in Europe: Key Findings

GBD 2010 is the most recent version of a large epidemiological study funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and coordinated by the Institute for…

Health & Medicine

Immunotherapy Advances Show Promise Against Liver Cancer

This new therapeutic approach in the treatment of HCC could be very important as without treatment the 5 year survival rate is just 5%. Globally, HCC accounts…

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