Natural Selection Pivotal In Molecular Evolution
Researchers from the University of Chicago have demonstrated that natural selection plays a much larger role in molecular evolution than…
Microbes Survive 50 Kilometers Inside The Earth
Until now, scientists thought that only specially adapted organisms they call extremophiles could exist in seemingly intolerable environments such as…
In Search Of Extra Dimensions
“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a persistent one,” according to the late Albert Einstein. But, “if everything is an…
Arctic Ice Cap Could Disappear
The Arctic ice cap is shrinking� that much is known with certainty. Over the past century, the extent of the…
How Mature Adult Cells Are Cloned
Researchers from Rudolf Jaenisch’s lab at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research have taken a significant step toward answering a…
Breakthrough In Propellant-Free Space Propulsion
Propellant-free propulsion technology has taken a critical step toward reality, completing a series of systems tests at NASA’s Marshall Space…
First Light-Tunable ‘Plastic’ Magnet Developed
Low-cost, flexible electronics and better computer data storage might result from the world’s first light-tunable plastic magnet, just developed at…
Fewer Clouds Indicate Climate Change
After examining 22 years of satellite measurements, NASA researchers find that more sunlight entered the tropics and more heat escaped…