The proteins that domesticated our genomes
EPFL scientists have carried out a genomic and evolutionary study of a large and enigmatic family of human proteins, to demonstrate that it is responsible for harnessing the millions of transposable elements in the human genome. The work reveals the...
Language delivers fourfold speedups on big-data problems
In today's computer chips, memory management is based on what computer scientists call the principle of locality: If a program needs a chunk of data stored at some memory location,...
Antibody discovery could help create improved flu vaccines
Farber Cancer Institute investigators report they have discovered a
type of immune antibody that can rapidly evolve to neutralize a
wide array of influenza virus strains - including those the...
New tools assess the future of wind power
Using software tools developed by Near Zero, a research group hosted by the Carnegie Institution for Science's Department of Global Ecology, a team of researchers has completed the largest expert...
Westerly winds have blown across central Asia for at least 42 million years
The gusting westerly winds that dominate the climate in central
Asia, setting the pattern of dryness and location of central Asian
deserts, have blown mostly unchanged for 42 million years....
Astronomers observe star reborn in a flash
An international team of astronomers using Hubble have been able to
study stellar evolution in real time. Over a period of 30 years
dramatic increases in the temperature of the...
NASA sees formation of Central Atlantic Tropical Storm Ian
The low pressure area known as System 94L developed into Tropical Storm Ian on Sept. 14. NOAA's GOES-East satellite data was made into an animation that showed the...
Light tames lethal heart disorders in mice and virtual humans
Using high-tech human heart models and mouse experiments,
scientists at Johns Hopkins and Germany's University of Bonn have
shown that beams of light could replace electric shocks in patients reeling...
NASA sees Tropical Depression Rai over Thailand, Vietnam, Laos
After Tropical Depression 19W moved ashore in central Vietnam
NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over the system and found
some powerful thunderstorms over Thailand, Vietnam and Laos capable
of dropping...
Explaining why the universe can be transparent
Two papers published by an assistant professor at the University of California, Riverside and several collaborators explain why the universe has enough energy to become transparent.
Chemists offer enhanced 3-D look inside batteries
A team of chemists has developed a method to yield highly detailed,
three-dimensional images of the insides of batteries. The
technique, based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), offers an enhanced...
Land-based food not nutritionally sufficient for wild polar bears, according to new study
A study, by San Diego Zoo Global conservationists, released this week (Sept. 12, 2016) is shedding new light on how scientists evaluate polar bear diet and weight loss during their fasting season. On average, a polar bear loses up to...
Experts anticipate significant continued reductions in wind energy costs
Technology advancements are expected to continue to drive down the
cost of wind energy, according to a survey of the world's foremost
wind power experts led by Lawrence Berkeley National...
Water helps assembly of biofibers that could capture sunlight
When it comes to water, some materials have a split personality - and some of these materials could hold the key to new ways of harnessing solar energy.
Study links altered brain chemistry, behavioral impairments in fish exposed to elevated CO2
Study Links Altered Brain Chemistry, Behavioral Impairments in Fish Exposed to Elevated CO2 Research team studied damselfish behavior and physiology under ocean acidification conditions predicted for year 2300
Killing superbugs with star-shaped polymers, not antibiotics
The study, published today in Nature Microbiology, holds promise for a new treatment method against antibiotic-resistant bacteria (commonly known as superbugs).
NASA's Aqua satellite sees Super Typhoon Meranti approaching Taiwan, Philippines
NASA's Aqua satellite provided a visible image of Super Typhoon Meranti as it continued to move toward Taiwan and the northern Philippines.
Termination of lethal arrhythmia with light
A research team from the University of Bonn has succeeded for the
first time in using light stimuli to stop life-threatening cardiac
arrhythmia in mouse hearts. Furthermore, as shown in...
NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP finds powerful storms in Tropical Storm Malakas
NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite measured cloud top temperatures as it passed over Tropical Storm Malakas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean and found strong storms.
First accurate simulation of a virus invading a cell
For the first time, scientists know what happens to a virus' shape when it invades a host cell, thanks to an experiment by researchers at Penn State College of Medicine...
Manipulation of liquid crystals could help control drug-delivery process
Liquid crystals are strange substances, both fish and fowl. They can flow like a liquid, but have the orderly molecular structure of a crystalline solid. And that internal structure can...
NASA catches Tropical Depression 19W nearing Vietnam after formation
Early on Sept. 12 Tropical Depression 19W formed east of Vietnam.
NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the South China Sea and captured
a visible image of the storm that had...
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