A spiral wave of electrical activity in the heart can cause catastrophic consequences. One spiral wave creates tachycardia -- a heart rate that's too fast -- and multiple spirals cause a state of dis… [+3308 chars]
Evaluation of PIP2 binding sites on the TRPC6 channel To investigate the relationship between PIP2 binding and TRPC6 channel activity, we evaluated three features of OAG-induced TRPC6 currents in HE… [+20362 chars]
An international group of astronomers, led by Juan Diego Soler of the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), have found the imprint of the bubbles produced by the explosion of dying star… [+4608 chars]
As you’re nearing the end of February, dates can get confusing. The irregular month, already unique in its 28-day length, sometimes has a 29th day, also known as Leap Day. This is even worse for the… [+1849 chars]
This image comes to you from Mount Etna, Sicily, where a lunar analog study focusing on robotic exploration is currently unfolding. The projectnamed the ARCHES Space-Analog Demonstrationis a multi-a… [+2490 chars]
Communication networks need nodes at which information is processed or rerouted. Physicists at the University of Basel have now developed a network node for quantum communication networks that can st… [+3147 chars]
Microplastics are the breakdown products of the plastic objects we use in everyday life wrappings, packaging, bottles, synthetic clothing, and kitchen ware, for example. None of these plastics is bio… [+4355 chars]
Once again, life has been found in an environment that would be deeply inhospitable to most organisms living on this planet. Fed by waters that pass through 600 meters (1,970 ft) of permafrost, the … [+4284 chars]
Scientists are a abuzz with anticipation for the first full-color images from the James Webb Space Telescope, the biggest and most powerful infrared space-based telescope, which will be revealed in J… [+9313 chars]
A 42-year-old man with schizophrenia and human immunodeficiency syndrome swallowed several glass shards in an attempted suicide. Two days later, he was admitted to the ER of the Florianópolis Hospita… [+8258 chars]
This is what internal documents from the American space agency revealed on Monday by the magazine Ars-Technica. They contain a schedule of launches to the Moon, at a rate that would not even reach th… [+2556 chars]
On August 27, 1883, a sound emerged from the Earth louder than anything recorded before or since. The volcanic eruption bellowed out from Krakatau, an uninhabited island between Java and Sumatra in … [+33056 chars]
