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Marine Biologists Discover New Subspecies of Yellow-Bellied Sea Snake

Although predominantly yellow, the yellow sea snake (Hydrophis platurus xanthos) often possesses black spots along the back. Image credit: Brooke L. Bessesen.
Jul 31, 2017 by News Staff

A team of scientists from Northwestern University, the Field Museum of Natural History and Phoenix Zoo has discovered and described a distinctive new subspecies of the yellow-bellied sea snake (Hydrophis platurus) from the inner-basin waters of Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica. Although predominantly yellow, the yellow sea snake (Hydrophis platurus xanthos) often possesses black spots along the back. Image credit: Brooke L. Bessesen. The yellow-bellied sea...

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An all-sky image of the Milky Way Galaxy, as observed by ESA’s Planck Space Observatory in IR. The data contained in this image were used in this research and were essential in calculating the distribution of the light energy of the Galaxy. Image credit: ESA / HFI / LFI consortia.

Researchers Map Light Energy Distribution in Milky Way Galaxy

Jul 31, 2017 by News Staff

An international team of scientists has used data from ESA’s Planck Space Observatory and other telescopes to map the distribution of all light energy...

Vindolanda was a Roman auxiliary fort just south of Hadrian’s Wall. The fort was founded in 85 CE by Belgian auxiliary soldiers and was inhabited in various forms and layouts until well after 410 CE. It was garrisoned at different times by several units, most importantly the First Cohort of Tungrians and the Third and Ninth Cohorts of Batavians. Image credit: Vindolanda Trust.

25 Ancient Writing Tablets Unearthed at Roman Fort of Vindolanda

Jul 31, 2017 by News Staff

Archaeologists have found a collection of 1,900 year old ink documents at the Vindolanda Roman fort in Northumberland, northern England, one of the most...

Electron microscopic images (false color) of hypothalamic neural stem/progenitor cells. Right - high magnification of the outlined area on the left; arrows indicate the presence of multivescular bodies. Image credit: Zhang et al, doi: 10.1038/nature23282.

Hypothalamic Stem Cells Control Aging in Mice

Jul 31, 2017 by News Staff

In a study in mice, a research team at Albert Einstein College of Medicine has found that stem cells in the hypothalamus, a region of the brain that controls...

This image from Hubble shows the spiral galaxy NGC 4656. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble.

Hubble Snaps Image of Hockey Stick Galaxy

Jul 31, 2017 by Natali Anderson

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has delivered an unrivalled snapshot of the hockey stick-shaped galaxy NGC 4656. This image from Hubble shows the spiral...

Titan is shown in an optical-infrared (atmosphere-surface) composite from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. In a liquid methane environment, vinyl cyanide may form membranes. Image credit: B. Saxton / NRAO / AUI / NSF / NASA.

ALMA Detects Vinyl Cyanide in Atmosphere of Titan

Jul 30, 2017 by News Staff

Researchers using archival data from the ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) have found evidence that molecules of vinyl cyanide, also...

A known species of club-tailed scorpion from Brazil. Image credit: Humberto Yamaguti.

Arachnologists Discover Three New Species of Club-Tailed Scorpions

Jul 28, 2017 by News Staff

An international team of arachnologists has discovered and described three new species of Neotropical ‘club-tailed’ scorpions: Ischnotelson peruassu...

Wiederman et al have shown how a dragonfly’s brain anticipates the movement of its prey. Image credit: Komkrich Srigoson.

Predatory Dragonflies Can Predict Path of Their Flying Prey

Jul 28, 2017 by News Staff

According to new research published in the journal eLife, the dragonfly brain can perform visual tasks that were previously associated only with mammals. Wiederman...

The atmospheric superrotation at the upper clouds of Venus. While the superrotation is present in both day and night sides of Venus, it seems more uniform in the day (AKATSUKI-UVI image, right), while in the night this seems to become more irregular and unpredictable (composite of Venus Express/VIRTIS images, left). Image credit: JAXA / ESA / J. Peralta, JAXA / R. Hueso, UPV/EHU.

Research Sheds New Light on Venus’ Superrotating Atmosphere

Jul 28, 2017 by Enrico de Lazaro

A team of researchers led by JAXA’s Institute of Space and Astronautical Science has discovered unexpected patterns of slow motion and stationary waves...

Curcumin is a major constituent of turmeric (Curcuma longa), the main spice in the Indian dish curry. Image credit: Simon A. Eugster / CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ceria Nanoparticles Loaded with Curcumin Destroy Neuroblastoma Tumor Cells

Jul 28, 2017 by News Staff

Attaching curcumin — a compound found in the cooking spice turmeric — to ceria (cerium oxide) nanoparticles can be used to target and destroy...

This composite image shows the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1512 (left) and the elliptical galaxy NGC 1510 (right). Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble.

Hubble Spies Cosmic ‘David and Goliath’ in Gravitational Dance

Jul 27, 2017 by News Staff

This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features two stunning galaxies — the compact elliptical galaxy NGC 1510 and its colossal neighbor,...

The Grapes of Canaan, c. 1896-1902, by James Jacques Joseph Tissot. Image credit: Jewish Museum, New York.

Lebanese are Direct Descendants of Biblical Canaanites, Study Suggests

Jul 27, 2017 by News Staff

In the first study of its kind, a Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute-led team of researchers has uncovered the genetics of the ancient Canaanites and a firm...

According to Angles-Alcazar et al, up to 50% of matter in the Milky Way Galaxy may have an extragalactic origin. Image credit: NASA / JPL.

Up To 50% of Milky Way’s Matter Have Extragalactic Origin, Astrophysicists Say

Jul 27, 2017 by News Staff

A team of researchers at Northwestern University and elsewhere has discovered that — contrary to previously standard lore — up to 50% of the...

According to Walk et al, lutein -- an active compound found in green leafy vegetables -- may counter cognitive aging.

Study: Vegetable-Derived Compound May Counter Cognitive Aging

Jul 27, 2017 by News Staff

A recent study led by University of Illinois researchers found that middle-aged adults with higher levels of lutein — a nutrient found in green leafy...

Slice through the celestial equator showing the radial component of the velocity field (in km per second). Blue regions are falling towards us and red regions are flying away from us. Galaxies of the SDSS main galaxy sample are overplotted. In the center of the slice, the infalling dynamics of the Sloan Great Wall, one of the largest structure of the known Universe, can be observed. Image credit: Leclercq et al.

Researchers Release New Maps of Dark Matter Dynamics

Jul 26, 2017 by News Staff

An international team of scientists has unveiled detailed maps of dark matter dynamics in the nearby Universe. The research is published in the Journal...

Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the South Bank, Dominican Republic. Image credit: Christopher Michel / CC BY 2.0.

Song Cultures of Humpback Whales Give Insight into Evolutionary Learning

Jul 26, 2017 by News Staff

Culture was once thought to be what distinguishes humans from other animals. However, research by a University of St Andrews-led team of scientists studying...

Geographic and local position of the artifact at the summit of the Lötschenpass. Image credit: Rolf Wenger, Marcel Cornelissen & Badri Redha / Archaeological Service of the Canton of Bern.

Archaeologists Find Frozen Bronze Age Wooden Container with Cereal Remains in Swiss Alps

Jul 26, 2017 by Enrico de Lazaro

Archaeologists have found a well-preserved Early Bronze Age wooden vessel in the Swiss Alps. The artifact could help researchers shed new light on the...

The ATLAS Experiment presented evidence for a first sighting of the Higgs boson decaying to a pair of bottom quarks, with an observed significance of 3.6 sigma. Image credit: ATLAS Collaboration.

Physicists Find Strong Evidence of Higgs Boson Decay to Quarks

Jul 26, 2017 by Enrico de Lazaro

The ATLAS experiment, one of the four major experiments at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland, has reported the first evidence for the decay...

According to the new review, physical activity has strong anti-inflammatory properties. Image credit: Skeeze.

Regular Physical Activity Has Anti-Inflammatory Properties, New Review Says

Jul 25, 2017 by Enrico de Lazaro

Regular physical activity represents a natural, strong anti-inflammatory strategy and should be integrated in the management of patients with cardiometabolic...

Map of ESPAT (effective single particle absorption thickness) values and associated water contents derived from Moon Mineralogy Mapper spectra. Numerous locations of increased water content (arrows) are associated with previously recognized pyroclastic deposits ranging in area from thousands of square km to much smaller deposits recently identified in high-resolution Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera images. A - Aristarchus Plateau, H – Harbinger, H&D - Humorum & Doppelmayer, O – Orientale, RB - Rima Bode, SA - Sinus Aestuum, SG - Sulpicius Gallus, TL - Taurus-Littrow, V – Vaporum. Image credit: Ralph E. Milliken & Shuai Li, doi: 10.1038/ngeo2993.

Chandrayaan-1 Orbiter Spots Water-Rich Volcanic Deposits on Lunar Surface

Jul 25, 2017 by News Staff

Ancient volcanic deposits distributed across the surface of the Moon contain unexpectedly high amounts of water compared with surrounding terrains, according...

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