Infectious microbes have evolved sophisticated means to invade host cells, outwit the body's defenses and cause disease. While researchers have tried to puzzle out the complicated interactions betwee… [+10382 chars]
Newswise — A new study by City, University of London and others suggests that the European cuttlefish (sepia officinalis) may combine, as necessary, two distinct neural systems that process specific … [+3621 chars]
Title: Mapping Dark Matter with Extragalactic Stellar Streams: the Case of Centaurus A Authors: Sarah Pearson, Adrian M. Price-Whelan, David W. Hogg, Anil C. Seth, David J. Sand, Jason A. S. Hunt, … [+5990 chars]
Demonstrating a new era of software-driven asteroid discovery SAN FRANCISCO, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Asteroid Institute, a program of B612 Foundation , today announced it is using a ground… [+5297 chars]
Planetary scientist Katarina Miljkovic is discussing how she uses “space rocks” to understand how planets form. She’s available for interview and is giving free public talks this week in North Sydney… [+2721 chars]
SpaceX has clearly come a long way in the last decade. Exactly 10 years ago on May 31, the companys Cargo Dragon capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, concluding Sp… [+2164 chars]
A treasure trove of data is set to answer some big questions about our galaxy. The data, compiled by the European Space Agency's Gaia mission, contains an unprecedented amount of information about … [+10933 chars]
The Hubble Space Telescope observed a pair of spiral galaxies, known as IC 4271, located some 800 million light-years from Earth. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, and B. Holwerda (University of Louisville R… [+2785 chars]
Researchers have taken inspiration from the world of plants to develop innovative and efficient nanoparticles that could be used to build the solar panels of the future. A team of engineers and biol… [+2538 chars]
Akihabara News (Tokyo) — During US President Joe Bidens recent visit to Japan, one of the most important areas of bilateral collaboration highlighted was the Artemis Program, which will see the Japan… [+2461 chars]
The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, used sensors small and sensitive enough to detect temperature changes inside individual cells, and found that as amyloid-beta misfolds and clumps to… [+4826 chars]
Many disease-causing bacteria are able to inhibit the defense mechanisms in plants and thus escape dissolution by the plant cell, a process known as xenophagy. Animal and human cells have a similar m… [+3470 chars]
