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Physics & Astronomy

NASA Observes Stunning Solar Splashdown in Detail

The eruption and subsequent splashdown were observed in spectacular detail by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. This spacecraft watches the Sun 24 hours a…

Earth Sciences

How did a third radiation belt appear in the Earth's upper atmosphere?

However, in February of this year, a team of scientists reported in the journal Science the surprising discovery of a previously unknown third radiation ring….

Life & Chemistry

Key Factors Influencing Spinach Contamination Pre-Harvest

“Microbial contamination of produce seems strongly influenced by the time since the last irrigation, the workers' personal hygiene and the field's use prior to…

Life & Chemistry

Bacterial DNA Integration in Tumors: New Study Insights

Bacterial DNA may integrate into the human genome more readily in tumors than in normal human tissue, according to a new study from the University of Maryland…

Life & Chemistry

Light and Nanoprobes: Early Infection Detection Breakthrough

The approach was demonstrated in human samples, and researchers are now developing the technique for placement on a chip, which could provide fast, simple and…

Life & Chemistry

Breakthrough in Cellular Waste Disposal: MPI’s New Findings

Because misfolded proteins are often toxic, they are immediately refolded or degraded. Scientists of the Max Planck Institute (MPI) of Biochemistry in…

Studies and Analyses

Hong Kong Skyscrapers Create Stunning Real-World Illusion

But a new study of rider experiences on the Hong Kong Peak Tram, a popular tourist attraction, shows that specific features of the environment can dominate our…

Studies and Analyses

Climate Change May Shrink Bison Size, Study Reveals

Joseph Craine, research assistant professor in the Division of Biology at Kansas State University, examined how climate change during the next 50 years will…

Life & Chemistry

Powerful New Technique to Reveal Protein Function

The advance should allow deeper insights into protein function, Chase says, “because we can only get a true understanding of what that single protein does when…

Life & Chemistry

Structure from Disorder

A bit mysteriously, some proteins manage to multitask even with structures that are unfolded and floppy—“intrinsically disordered.” In this week’s issue of…

Physics & Astronomy

Hubble Discovers Galaxies in Close Encounter

When two galaxies stray too close to each other they begin to interact, causing spectacular changes in both objects. In some cases the two can merge — but in…

Materials Sciences

Atomically Resolved Imaging of Salt Crystals Using SFM

Scientists at the University of Regensburg in Germany) have created atomically resolved images of a salt crystal that was prepared in ambient conditions by…

Earth Sciences

Tandem-Horned Rhino Sheds Light on Unicorn Elasmothere Origin

All other elasmotheres had a weak or strong nasal horn, whereas Elasmotherium lost its ancestral nasal horn and instead developed a long frontal horn. Dr. DENG…

Environmental Conservation

Airborne Gut Action Boosts Wild Chili Pepper Seed Growth

Now it turns out it might not just be the trip through the air that's important, but also the inches-long trip through the bird.Seeds from a wild chili pepper…

Power and Electrical Engineering

New Trophallactic Strategy for UAVs in Formation Flight

Professor DUAN Haibin and his group members (LUO Qinan and YU Yaxiang) from the Science and Technology in Aircraft Control Laboratory, School of Automation…

Physics & Astronomy

Graphene System Enhances Information Processing Efficiency

The resulting hybrid technology could eventually lead to computer and data-storage chips that pack more components in a given area and are faster and less…

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