The star, named W49nr1, has a mass between 100 and 180 times the mass of the Sun. Only a few dozen of these very massive stars have been identified so far. As…
Making something new is never easy. Scientists constantly theorize about new materials, but when the material is manufactured it doesn’t always work as…
Freshwater runoff from the Sierra Nevada may decrease by as much as one-quarter by 2100 due to climate warming on the high slopes, according to scientists at…
In order to cope with water shortages in urban areas, there is a need for a paradigm shift from conventional end-of-pipe water management to an integrated…
Lupus, or systemic lupus erythematosus, is a progressive, degenerative disease in which the immune system turns against itself, attacking a person’s healthy…
A tropical storm Warning is in effect for Saipan, Tinian, Pagan and Alamagan. In addition, a typhoon watch is in effect for the northern Marianas Islands,…
At first glance, it would appear that studies on the culture and literature of the Middle Ages have no immediate link to the modern working world. For this…
Science in clear words: Dr. Sebastian Trimpe, a research scientist in the “Autonomous Motion Department” (Stefan Schaal) at the Tübingen Max Planck Institute…
The proteins that drive DNA replication—the force behind cellular growth and reproduction—are some of the most complex machines on Earth. The multistep…
“RapidScat passed over Nuri, near Japan, three times within a 24 hour period,” said Doug Tyler of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California. “The…
After 10 years journeying through the solar system, the ESA probe, Rosetta, will deploy its landing craft, Philae, to attempt the first ever soft landing on a…
Details of the role of glutamate, the brain’s excitatory chemical, in a drug reward pathway have been identified for the first time.
A team of University of Houston (UH) chemistry researchers have developed a molecule that assembles spontaneously into a lightweight structure with microscopic…
To broadly address this topic, an international group of 65 leading tree physiologists, forest ecologists and modelers from six continents met at the Max…
Not in all cases where nature and biodiversity conservation is intended, species protection is the outcome. The ambitious political target e.g. of the German…
A natural substance present in red wine, resveratrol, inhibits the formation of inflammatory factors that trigger cardiovascular diseases.
The trade fair, one of the world’s leading events for educational technology, is taking place from 21 to 24 January 2015 at the EXCEL exhibition centre, in…
The Mainz chemistry professor Katja Heinze and her Luxembourg cooperation partner Dr. Patrick Choquet have received the Interregional Research Award for the…
It is estimated that about 35 million people worldwide currently suffer from dementia and it is expected that the number will increase to 135 million by the…
Professor Stephan Irle and Yoshio Nishimoto at the Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM) of Nagoya University and Dr. Dmitri Fedorov of the National…
Feedback
