National Academies study says fusion can help decarbonize US energy, calls for public-private approach to pilot plant operation by 2035-40. Electricity generated by fusion power... The post Decarbonizing US Energy: An…
A team of researchers studying the effectiveness of different types of face masks has found that in order to provide the best protection against COVID-19,... The post Research Suggests Proper Fit…
Phobos and Deimos are the remains of a larger Martian moon that was disrupted between 1 and 2.7 billion years ago, say researchers from the... The post Researchers Say They’ve Solved…
64 Human Genomes Sequenced Will Serve as New Reference for Genetic Variation and Predisposition to Human Diseases Researchers at the University of Maryland School of... The post Landmark Study: Sequencing of…
The next full Moon will be early Saturday morning, February 27, 2021, appearing opposite the Sun in Earth-based longitude at 3:17 AM EST. This will... The post Tonight Is the Snow,…
Quantum science advancement could help lead to powerful spintronic devices, such as semiconductors and quantum computers. Graphene is incredibly strong, lightweight, conductive … the list... The post Artificial “Magnetic Texture” Induced…
McGill study a step in understanding the mechanism of psychedelics’ impact on the brain and potential for therapeutic use. Researchers from McGill University have discovered,... The post LSD May Offer Viable…
Frontera, Anton 2 supercomputers simulate holistic model of SARS-CoV-2 virion. The COVID-19 virus holds some mysteries. Scientists remain in the dark on aspects of how... The post First Complete COVID-19 Coronavirus…
How a single cell slime mold makes smart decisions without a central nervous system. Having a memory of past events enables us to make smarter... The post Memory Without a Brain:…
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a soft, stretchy skin patch that can be worn on the neck to continuously track... The post Wearable, All-in-One Health Monitor:…
The Next Full Moon is the Snow, Storm, and Hunger Moon; the Moon of the Purim Holiday; the Chinese Lantern Festival; Magha Purnima and the... The post Don’t Miss the Next…
The first global-scale assessment of the role ecosystems play in providing sanitation finds that nature provides at least 18% of sanitation services in 48 cities... The post First Global-Scale Assessment Finds…
CRISPR gene editing has transformed research, but it is not perfect, and can sometimes target unintended genes. To watch CRISPR enzymes respond to different genes,... The post DNA Origami Used to…
Vitamin B6 may help calm cytokine storms and unclog blood clots linked to COVID-19’s lethality. But research on it is lacking. A Hiroshima University professor... The post Vitamin B6 May Calm…
During a typical year, over a million people visit Yellowstone National Park, where the Old Faithful geyser regularly blasts a jet of boiling water high in... The post NASA Investigates an “Old…
In a first step towards uncovering the Moon’s subterranean secrets, in 2019 ESA asked for your ideas to detect, map, and explore lunar caves. Five... The post European Space Agency Plans…
Reconnecting muscle pairs during amputation gives patients more sensory feedback from the limb. MIT researchers have invented a new type of amputation surgery that can... The post New Type of Amputation…
In the past 35 years, one third of large rivers in the United States have changed their dominant color, often due to sediments or algae.... The post River Colors Across the…
It’s hard to know what prehistoric animals’ lives were like—even answering seemingly simple questions, like what they ate, can be a challenge. Sometimes, paleontologists get... The post Crystals Discovered in the…
UC Riverside-led study observed unexpected insulating phases by placing electrons on stacked monolayers of 2D semiconductors. Materials that have excess electrons are typically conductors. However,... The post Moiré Patterns Facilitate Discovery…
An Earth science satellite detected an illuminated plume spreading across Sicily during a night of heightened activity at the Italian volcano. At 1:37 a.m. local... The post A Nighttime Glow Over…
The koala retrovirus (KoRV) is a virus that, like other retroviruses such as HIV, inserts itself into the DNA of an infected cell. At some... The post Race for Survival: Retroviruses…
Early observations of stars in the local universe will pave the way for years of discovery across a range of science topics The combination of... The post NASA’s Webb Telescope Will…
An international team has shown through a sensational experiment how diverse the possibilities for employing synchrotron light sources are. The most modern light sources for... The post Particle Accelerator Physics: Experiment…
A new study reveals how lower temperatures improve the activity of surfactant, a molecular mixture that is essential for breathing. This indicates that therapeutic hypothermia... The post Therapeutic Hypothermia: How Reducing…
Rice engineers develop polymer cores that redirect light from any source to solar cells. Rice University engineers have suggested a colorful solution to next-generation energy... The post Luminescent Solar Waveguide Windows…
Researchers from the University of Southampton and Université Laval, Canada, have successfully measured for the first time back-reflection in cutting-edge hollow-core fibers that is around... The post Next Generation Optical Fibers…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe captured stunning views of Venus during its close flyby of the planet in July 2020. Though Parker Solar Probe’s focus is... The post NASA’s Parker Solar Probe…