SpaceX has launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for Nasa, less than two days after completing a flight chartered by millionaires. It is the first Nasa crew comprised equally … [+4484 chars]
As the new moon passes across our sun April 30, we will get a rare treat: a solar eclipse. Solar eclipses happen when the moon blocks at least a part of the sun, from Earth's perspective. In this c… [+2244 chars]
Studying mice, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a neural circuit and a neuropeptide -; a chemical messenger that carries signals between nerve cells… [+5010 chars]
In an international collaboration, Earth scientists at the University of Cologne and Freie Universität Berlin have discovered that some magmas on Earth, which made their way through the deep terrestr… [+3765 chars]
A team of international scientists have performed difficult machine learning computations using a nano-scale device, named an optomemristor. The chalcogenide thin-film device uses both light and elec… [+3416 chars]
Quantum theory has predicted many phenomena that are difficult, if not impossible, to observe in practice. One particularly tricky example is the Unruh effect, which would take longer than the age of… [+3772 chars]
An artists rendering of a crewed Martian bio-manufactory powered by photovoltaics and capable of ... [+] synthesizing food and pharmaceuticals, manufacturing biopolymers and recycling biological wast… [+4768 chars]
Graphene-based micro-supercapacitors (EG-MSCs) combine the distinct properties of graphene and the advantages of planar device configuration to maximize charge storage. Therefore, they can provide mo… [+2768 chars]
Halley’s Comet particles Every year between mid-April and the end of May, the Earth encounters the outbound debris from Halley’s Comet. Outbound describes the motion of each particle as it moves awa… [+4538 chars]
This transcript has been edited for clarity Eric J. Topol, MD: This is really a great occasion to have a chance to meet with Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg and discuss the remarkable progress a… [+30135 chars]
Engineered tissues have become a critical component for modeling diseases and testing the efficacy and safety of drugs in a human context. A major challenge for researchers has been how to model body… [+8367 chars]
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has launched on April 27 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, taking four astronauts and new cargo to the International Space Station (ISS). The Falcon 9 recently li… [+1684 chars]
