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Physics & Astronomy

Follow Rosetta’s final Earth boost

This will be the third Earth swingby, the last of Rosetta’s four planetary gravity assists. Closest approach to Earth is expected at 08:45 CET (07:45 UT). The…

Health & Medicine

Cannabinoids for PTSD: A Potential New Hope for Patients

In most cases, the result of experiencing a traumatic event – a car accident or terror attack – is the appearance of medical and psychological symptoms that…

Environmental Conservation

Climate Change Impact on Coral Spawning: Marine Protection Insights

What's the point of setting up marine reserves to protect coral reefs from pollution, ship groundings and overfishing if climate change could cause far more…

Physics & Astronomy

Physicist Uncovers Youngest Neutron Star Remnant From Supernova

Heinke and a colleague have identified the 20 kilometre-wide remnant of the supernova as a neutron star. It's the youngest neutron star ever identified, and…

Life & Chemistry

Novel 3-D Whole Genome Mapping Method by Singapore Scientists

In this week's NATURE, Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) scientists report a technological advance in the study of gene expression and regulation in the…

Studies and Analyses

PSA Recurrence Timing: Key Predictor of Prostate Cancer Outcomes

“PSA is the gold standard for following prostate cancer patients after they receive radiation or surgery. But we haven't know if having PSA rise sooner means a…

Health & Medicine

Study: Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy Reduced to 4 Weeks

The study showed that treatment time can be shortened from the historical six to seven weeks to just four weeks using IMRT (intensity-modulated radiation…

Earth Sciences

19th Century Quakes Explained: Earthquakes as Aftershocks

When small earthquakes shake the central U.S., citizens often fear the rumbles are signs a big earthquake is coming. Fortunately, new research instead shows…

Studies and Analyses

Monash Study Finds Rainwater Safe for Drinking

The research was led by Associate Professor Karin Leder from the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine in conjunction with Water Quality Research…

Life & Chemistry

New Study Shows White Sharks Have Neighborhoods in North Pacific

“White sharks are a large, highly mobile species,” said Salvador Jorgensen, a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford's Hopkins Marine Station. “They can go just…

Studies and Analyses

Blood Vessel Size May Reveal Prostate Cancer Behavior

The answer may lie in the size and shape of the blood vessels that are visible within the cancer, according to research led by investigators at The Ohio State…

Power and Electrical Engineering

New Converter Enhances Power Quality by Reducing Harmonics

The converter also reduces low-frequency harmonic effects on the system and thus fulfils the high requirements for current and voltage quality placed on mains…

Earth Sciences

NASA's TRMM Satellite Provides a Rainfall Map of Mirinae's Flooding Rains

Typhoon Mirinae dropped heavy rain over the central Philippines after hitting as a category two typhoon with wind speeds of 85 knots (~98 mph). Mirinae…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Sustainably Grown Garlic: A Growing Trend in Local Foods

Consumer interest in new and diverse types of garlic is on the rise. Fueled by factors including the growth of the “local foods” movement, interest in world…

Business and Finance

New theory on fairness in economics targets CEO pay

One of the most pressing economic and corporate governance issues of the day is how to determine fair pay packages for CEOs,” said Venkat Venkatasubramanian, a…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Sun or shade: Pecan leaves' photosynthetic light response evaluated

Pecan, the most valuable nut tree native to North America, is native from northern Illinois and southeastern Iowa to the Gulf Coast of the United States, where…

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