For nearly 40 years, drugmakers have used genetically engineered cells as tiny drug factories. Such cells can be programmed to secrete compounds that yield drugs used to treat cancer and autoimmune c… [+4679 chars]
Since ancient times, people have witnessed the sudden appearance of bright objects in the sky that can shine for weeks or even months. But now astronomers have found that the same process that cause… [+5674 chars]
What is the strangest animal ever discovered in the sea? Woo boy. We’ve got options. Even sea creatures that people tend to be familiar with are pretty weird. Take flounder, with their flat bodies a… [+8988 chars]
The skies of Hawaii had a marvelous show on display just a few days ago. The night skies over the island lit up by a tiny speck that resembled a 'flying whirlpool'. The spiral structure spun and spun… [+1083 chars]
From the muscle fibers that move us to the enzymes that replicate our DNA, proteins are the molecular machinery that makes life possible. Protein function heavily depends on their three-dimensional … [+6439 chars]
While crystallization is a ubiquitous and necessary process, the microscopic picture of crystal nucleation is yet to be established. It is important to develop the tiny picture of crystal nucleation … [+1753 chars]
What is the strangest animal ever discovered in the sea? Woo boy. We’ve got options. Even sea creatures that people tend to be familiar with are pretty weird. Take flounder, with their flat bodies a… [+8988 chars]
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare, which can be seen in the lower right. NASA/SDO The sun unleashed a powerful side flare late Tuesday. The eruption came from … [+2461 chars]
The skies of Hawaii had a marvelous show on display just a few days ago. The night skies over the island lit up by a tiny speck that resembled a 'flying whirlpool'. The spiral structure spun and spun… [+1083 chars]
Placeholder while article actions load The first flight of NASAs mega moon rocket faces additional delays after a string of failed fueling tests. Officials said it will be challenging to meet a lau… [+1073 chars]
In 2003, archaeologists looking for evidence of the migration of modern humans from Asia to Australia stumbled across a small, fairly complete skeleton of an extinct human species on the Indonesian i… [+2644 chars]
Augmented reality has already been demonstrated as a powerful technology for a host of applications - from virtual training opportunities to walkthroughs of buildings that have yet to be constructed.… [+3596 chars]