- Science News
- Light-powered bacterial enzyme releases hydrogen from water
The method could lead to a low-cost way to generate a hydrogen-based economy.
- Nanotubes can work like nerve cells in the brain, enhancing performance
The tiny carbon tubes could enable doctors to restore patients' lost or damaged neurological function.
- What the new President needs to know about physics
Knowing the difference between fission and fusion is just the start. - Cleveland Clinic performs 80% face transplant
The first such surgery in the U.S., and the fourth successful surgery of its kind, it is also the most extensive facial replacement in history. - Japanese scientists reproduce images directly from brain scans
The discovery raises the possibility of communicating directly from the mind. - Malaria vaccine may be available in 2009
The vaccine, now in its third phase of clinical trials, could potentially save millions of lives worldwide. - Memories might be stored through DNA methylation.
Chemical caps on neuronal DNA may regulate the expression of proteins needed for memory maintenance. -
Sea animals navigate using magnetic maps.
Sea turtles and salmon apparently store memories of magnetic fields and anomalies; dolphins and whales may do the same. -
First images of exoplanets taken.
Two teams of scientists have obtained images of planets circling distant stars. -
Dark matter may be shining a light.
Scientists believe there is a dark electromagnetic force that interacts with dark matter. -
The visible universe goes back only 14 billion years.
Trying to see the "multiverse" is the next step in unraveling the origin of everything. -
Robert H. Foote dies at 86.
Cornell researcher laid groundwork for cloning of animals. -
Breakthrough uses sunlight more efficiently.
Researchers keep the electrons excited longer to create more energy. -
Nearly 70 percent of Americans support embryonic stem cell research.
Both presidential candidates vow to ease federal funding restrictions. -
Helping lost neurons find their way home.
Patients with spinal cord injuries may soon be able to re-grow neural pathways. -
Large Hadron Collider goes live Sept, 10th.
Largest particle collider in history will advance knowledge of universe's birth. -
Scientists decipher protein critical for growth of tumors.
Discovery holds promise of better cancer treatments. -
Philanthropists donate $400 million to genetic research.
Eli and Edyth Broad's gift could lead to new treatments and better diagnoses for rare diseases. -
Robot assists surgeons in tricky procedures.
This new device tracks the surgeons' eye movements to provide an extra set of hands. -
Large Hadron Collider shut down until spring 2009.
A helium leak forced the collider to shut before before any proton collision occurred. -
DNA Research Could Allow Resurrection of Extinct Tortoise.
The breeding program would use genes of extant tortoise species. - New work reports the lowest recorded blood-oxygen level in non-hibernating mammals
The study suggests that some humans are especially tolerant of low blood-oxygen levels.
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Kepler's Year: An ambitious mission launching in 2009 will search for planets like our own
The new space telescope will detect the shadow of distant planets as they travel across the face of their home stars.
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Researchers map the genome
Researchers map the genome of more than 100 variants of the common cold virus, setting the stage for a possible cure.
- Light-powered bacterial enzyme releases hydrogen from water