A new study, co-authored by Australian and American institutes, predicts that microbicides currently being developed to prevent HIV infection in women could lead to enhanced HIV drug resistance, and offer more protection to men. These predictions are based on a ...
Disciplined and observational study of the natural world including, but not limited to: Biology, Physics, Chemistry, and Earth Science.
Armadillo Team Wins NASA’s Lunar Lander Challenge
The “Armadillo Aerospace” team was declared the winner of Level One of the 2008 Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge, which took place at Las Cruces International Airport in New Mexico last Saturday. The winning team was led by non other ...
A Close Look at the Black Hole in the Milky Way
An international team of astronomers, led by an MIT astronomer, have observed the sharpest resolution images to date of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way. They used a combination of radio wave emissions captured by telescopes ...
Diagnosing Cancer by Breathing
Scientists from the University of Oklahoma, led by Dr. Patrick McCann, have created a new method for cancer diagnosis using an infra-red based sensor that could identify markers released from the lungs of cancer patients. This development may make diagnosis ...
Tiny Cellular Antennae Trigger Neural Stem Cells
Researchers from Yale University have discovered evidence that tiny hairs found on mammals’ brain cells have an important role in transmitting molecular signals. The molecular signals prompt the creation of neurons in different brain areas. These findings may contribute to ...
Ares I Passes Preliminary Design Review
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) recently held a successful preliminary design review for the Ares I rocket – NASA’s crew launch rocket scheduled to replace the aging space shuttle sometime in the next decade. Over 1,100 specialists reviewed ...
Luminous Object Confirmed as Supernova
An international team of astronomers have confirmed that a radio and x-ray luminous object is indeed a supernova, as has long been suspected. Located only 12 million light years away in a nearby galaxy, there is an abundance of observational ...
A Genetic Link to Fight HIV
Scientists from the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology (GIVI) and the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) have identified a gene that may influence the production of antibodies that neutralize HIV. This discovery is likely to lead ...
MAVEN – New NASA Mission to Mars
The Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado at Boulder was selected by NASA to lead a new upcoming space mission to Mars. The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Environment spacecraft is scheduled for launch in 2013 ...
NASA to go Nuclear on the Moon
NASA has announced the development of an energy generator for the moon based on nuclear power. The new power system should have sufficient power to service astronauts’ research needs. Although still in its initial stages, several companies are already working ...