Johns Hopkins researchers find brain differences in insomnia

Johns Hopkins researchers find brain differences in insomnia

Chronic insomnia results from a difference in brain function according to research reported by Dr. Rachel E. Salas, an assistant professor of neurology at...
Research reveals chemical link between wildfire smoke and ozone depletion

Research reveals chemical link between wildfire smoke and ozone depletion

The Australian wildfires in 2019 and 2020 were historic for how far and fast they spread, and for how long and powerfully they burned....
Research: Staying a step ahead of invasive insect species with computer simulations

Research: Staying a step ahead of invasive insect species with computer simulations

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a simulation predicting the spread of an invasive beetle species harming local flora. They tried models based...
Massive alien ring system is much larger than Saturn’s, and may contain exomoons

Massive alien ring system is much larger than Saturn’s, and may contain exomoons

Astronomers this week announced yet another mind-boggling finding: a ring system which orbits a distant giant planet has been found to be much larger...
Recent study suggests lack of support of space exploration by evangelicals

Recent study suggests lack of support of space exploration by evangelicals

According to a Wednesday story by the Catholic News Service, a recent study on religion and attitudes toward space exploration suggested that Jews, followers...
Branched-chain carbon molecules found in space for the first time

Branched-chain carbon molecules found in space for the first time

Isopropyl cyanide has been discovered in the giant gas cloud called Sagittarius B2. Arnaud Belloche from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy and...
Biologists reveal blue-blooded octopus oxygen transport secrets

Biologists reveal blue-blooded octopus oxygen transport secrets

Several species of Antarctic octopi have blue blood. The blue blood is caused by an excessive amount of the pigment haemocyanin that also allows...
DNA study connects all Native Americans to an ancient common ancestor

DNA study connects all Native Americans to an ancient common ancestor

The DNA of two very young immigrants to the Americas from China and Russia not only explains the lack of genetic diversity among all...
Research reconsiders early evolution of sea urchins

Research reconsiders early evolution of sea urchins

New insight on the origins and early evolution of echinoids, a group that includes the sea urchins, the sand dollars, and their relatives, has...
Research: Refuting a 70-year approach to predicting material microstructure

Research: Refuting a 70-year approach to predicting material microstructure

A 70-year-old model used to predict the microstructure of materials doesn't work for today's materials, say Carnegie Mellon University researchers in Science. A microscopy...

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