“Nature gave us this fantastic opportunity to see hypothesized dark matter separated from ordinary matter in this merging system,” said UA Steward Observatory…
That is the suggestion of a new study reported in the Aug. 21 issue of the journal Pediatric Research. The study, which was headed by Douglas McMahon,…
“My hope is that over time, the administration will rethink its priorities in this area,” says Richard Lester, professor of nuclear engineering and director of…
Researchers at Michigan State University, the U.S. Geological Survey, the National Center for Atmospheric Research, and the Canadian Forest Service find that…
The results, described in the Aug. 18, 2006, issue of Science,* are the first to be published about work at NIST's new Center for Nanoscale Science and…
UC Davis researchers have discovered that proteins that regulate brain-cell activity by controlling the flow of potassium ions behave more like volume controls…
Using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, the team took hundreds of high-resolution photos and compared the images pixel-by-pixel to identify the dimmest stars in…
Astronomers have identified two fundamental transitions in the physics of stars related to age that may help further refine the Milky Way's age. The results…
Soil microbes, in a process known as nitrification, combine ammonia with oxygen to form nitrates, which are used as nutrients by plants. “Ammonia oxidation is…
Terrie E. Inder, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics, of radiology and of neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and pediatric…
University of Florida researchers have shown ordinary human brain cells may share the prized qualities of self-renewal and adaptability normally associated…
The study reports that those patients who were diagnosed with the relatively benign manifestation of West Nile fever are just as likely to suffer later health…
An article reporting results from a pivotal clinical trial that helped gain U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for the first treatment for Hunter…
In a computer-based search for pieces of DNA that have undergone the most change since the ancestors of humans and chimps diverged, “Human Accelerated Region…
“At this point, we can only speculate about this gene's role in the evolution of the human brain, but it's exciting to find a new gene involved in brain…
Dare to be Digital, hailed as the best ‘proving ground for the interactive entertainment sector’, held its 2006 Awards Ceremony at the University of Abertay…
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