Science and Space
Brake pad emissions can be more toxic than diesel exhaust
A study by the University of Southampton (UK) has found microscopic particles emitted from certain t ...View More
'Game changing' release of Type Ia Supernovae data may hold key to the history of the Universe
A unique dataset of Type Ia Supernovae being released today could change how cosmologists measure th ...View More
Jumping workouts could help astronauts on the moon and Mars, study in mice suggests
Jumping workouts could help astronauts prevent the type of cartilage damage they are likely to endur ...View More
Scientists herald active matter breakthrough with creation of three-dimensional 'synthetic worms'
Researchers at the University of Bristol have made a breakthrough in the development of "life-like" ...View More
Global warming and mass extinctions: What we can learn from plants from the last ice age
Global warming is producing a rapid loss of plant species -- according to estimates, roughly 600 pla ...View More
Models show intensifying wildfires in a warming world due to changes in vegetation and humidity; only a minor role for lightning
Extreme fire seasons in recent years highlight the urgent need to better understand wildfires within ...View More
Colorado forests are releasing more carbon than they capture each year
Colorado's forests store a massive amount of carbon, but dying trees -- mostly due to insects and di ...View More
Turning car and helicopter exhaust into thermoelectric energy
Combustion engines, the engines in gas-powered cars, only use a quarter of the fuel's potential ener ...View More
Born to heal: Why babies recover, but adults scar, after heart damage
Newborns with heart complications can rely on their newly developed immune systems to regenerate car ...View More
Mystery solved: New study reveals how DNA repair genes play a major role in Huntington's disease
A new UCLA Health study has discovered in mouse models that genes associated with repairing mismatch ...View More
