When Nasa placed a $278mn contract with an upstart rocket company in 2006, it may not have realised that it was about to revolutionise space flight. But this was the contract that helped Elon Musk’s … [+4443 chars]
Introduction Lung cancer (LC) is a highly heterogeneous malignant tumor, accounting for nearly a quarter of the global cancer-related deaths, and nearly 45% of the cases are lung adenocarcinoma (LUA… [+35285 chars]
Among Albertas incredible geological features are its vast shale deposits; these are among the richest sources of natural gas on the continent, with the so-called unconventional hydrocarbon reservoir… [+4651 chars]
Abstract We investigate the association of short- and long-range recurrences (speech connectedness) with age, education, and reading and writing habits (RWH) in typical aging using an oral narrative… [+21346 chars]
In August 2012, the Curiosity rover landed in the Gale Crater on Mars and began exploring the surface for indications of past life. The rover made some profound discoveries during that time, includin… [+3962 chars]
<li>Kimura, M. Genetic variability maintained in a finite population due to mutational production of neutral and nearly neutral isoalleles. Genet Res11, 247269 (1968). CAS PubMed Article Goo… [+12483 chars]
Using radio transmitters, scientists have gained new insights into the behavior of medium ground finches in the Galapagos Islands. A study led by McGill University researchers reveals daily movement … [+4343 chars]
An interdisciplinary team led by Boston College physicists has discovered a new particle or a previously undetectable quantum excitation known as the axial Higgs mode, a magnetic relative of the mass… [+6211 chars]
Telescope locations are often remote, but Dr. Paul Hicksons work on the newly commissioned International Liquid Mirror Telescope (ILMT) in the central Himalayas involved quite an impressive trek. Go… [+4311 chars]
Russia wants to restart a German black-hole searching telescope that went to space aboard a Russian satellite in 2019. Germany ordered the telescope mothballed in early March in response to Russia's … [+4358 chars]
As electronic, thermoelectric and computer technologies have been miniaturized to nanometer scale, engineers have faced a challenge studying fundamental properties of the materials involved; in many … [+5084 chars]
The Sun isn't a ball of fire. It's a gigantic, electrically charged nuclear reactor surrounded by a capricious halo of plasma that occasionally belches a jet of radiation out into space. In 1859, a l… [+8653 chars]
