Photo credit: Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0 FR , via Wikimedia Commons. We are used to thinking of data compression in connection with computers but a recent study with mice shows that brains compress data too… [+3877 chars]
At the current rate of retreat the vast glaciers, which extend deep into the heart of the ice sheet, could contribute as much as 3.4 metres to global sea level rise over the next several centuries.An… [+5068 chars]
June's full moon – popularly nicknamed the Strawberry Moon – will ripen in Earth's skies on Tuesday (June 14). The moon will reach its peak around 8:00 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, but will also appear brigh… [+2013 chars]
In your home, storing books on a bookshelf, tools in a tool box, and a broom in a broom cupboard makes it easy to access these items whenever you need them. Within the body, hematopoietic stem cells … [+3104 chars]
Lifespan The effects of different experimental conditions (maintaining in the dark (DD), low ambient temperature (18°C), exposure to geroprotectors (3G), dietary restriction (DR)) with potential ger… [+29075 chars]
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Newswise — Tsukuba, Japan—Sleep regulation in a worm is not as different from sleep regulation in mammals, including humans, as you may think. Therefore, knowing how worms switch between being asleep… [+2894 chars]
Japan's space agency has performed an initial analysis of samples from the 4.6-billion-year-old asteroid Ryugu. The samples are some of the most primitive materials ever recovered from space and wil… [+7517 chars]
NASA astronaut Ed White is the first U.S. citizen to perform a spacewalk, which he did on June 3, 1965, only three months after Leonovs daring jaunt. The EVA, conducted during the Gemini 4 mission, s… [+1298 chars]
Medical diagnosis relies on accurate information. For many diseases, the most valuable and specific diagnostic information is obtained from laboratory-based diagnostic tests to check for specific che… [+7082 chars]
The release of carbon dioxide (CO2) during the extraction and burning of fossil fuels has contributed to major changes in Earths atmosphere in the centuries since humans realized their value as an en… [+6685 chars]
After Earth, Mars is the planet we all cant get enough of it seems. In terms of how readers respond to news about these celestial orbs, Id rank Jupiter third and Pluto (not even a planet!) fourth, … [+6592 chars]
