New Species Of Organism Excites Astrobiologists
They thrive without oxygen, growing in salty, alkaline conditions, and may offer insights into what kinds of life might survive…
Physicists Build Nano Motor
Only 15 years after University of California, Berkeley, engineers built the first micro-scale motor, a UC Berkeley physicist has created…
Nanoscale Self-Assembly Demonstrated
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin’s Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) on Nanostructures, Materials, and Interfaces have demonstrated…
Obesity Increases Alzheimer’s Risk
There was a striking association in women between being overweight at 70 and developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD) ten to 18…
Temperature, Not Light, Drives Biological Clock
Getting over jet lag may be as simple as changing the temperature – your brain temperature, that is. That’s a…
Asteroid Threat Overstated
Researchers from Imperial College London and the Russian Academy of Sciences have built a computer simulation that predicts whether asteroids…
Move Your Head To Change Your Mind
When you nod your head to show approval or shake your head to show disapproval, it’s not just sending a…
Understanding More About “Nothing”
Measurements taken using Jefferson Lab’s CEBAF Large Acceptance Spectrometer (CLAS) are telling us more about how matter is produced from…