Scientists at EMBL Barcelona have recapitulated in the laboratory for the first time how the cellular structures that give rise to our spinal column form sequentially. In all vertebrates, the spinal… [+4087 chars]
Canadian lawmakers passed an amendment to the nations Criminal Code to allow for the prosecution of crimes committed on the Moon. Reuters pic OTTAWA, April 29 Canadian lawmakers on Thursday passed a… [+1672 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]
Newswise — The spinal column is the central supporting structure of the skeleton in all vertebrates. Not only does it provide a place for muscles to attach, it also protects the spinal cord and nerve… [+3522 chars]
A natural habitat's ability to withstand and recover from damage can be empirically monitored from spaceand the method may prove important during upcoming decades of climate and land-use change. The… [+4331 chars]
Pathanamthitta: A rare celestial alignment of the moon, and planets Venus and Jupiter could be visible for a few more days in the night sky. Slightly above this planetary conjunction, Mars and Satur… [+331 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]
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]
The light of an exploding star changes rapidly over time. The light from the supernova gets brighter and reaches its peak, and then starts to deam. It is necessary to note the times of these peaks a… [+6587 chars]
Washington: A potentially hazardous giant asteroid is set to zoom past Earth with a 37,400 km/h speed on Thursday, according to NASA. The asteroid, named 418135 (2008 AG33), has an estimated diamete… [+2194 chars]
The Event Horizon Telescope project is set to unveil what it calls "ground breaking Milky Way results" on May 12. Though details are scant about exactly what will be revealed, there's a strong possib… [+3224 chars]
Scientists at the Babraham Institute have shown that two RNA binding proteins hold the key to a stronger immune response to influenza in mice. Their findings, published today in Nature Communications… [+3499 chars]
