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Researchers: Electrons ‘Puddle’ under High Magnetic Fields

Bhattacharya et al have discovered a way to confine the behavior of electrons by using extremely high magnetic fields. Image credit: Argonne National Laboratory.
Jan 5, 2017 by News Staff

A team of materials scientists and physicists from the DOE’s Argonne National Laboratory, the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory and the National Institute of Standards and Technology has discovered a way to confine the behavior of electrons by using extremely high magnetic fields. The team’s results are published in the journal Nature Communications. Bhattacharya et al have discovered a way to confine the behavior of electrons by using extremely...

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The globally distributed dishes of the European VLBI Network are linked with each other and the 305-m William E. Gordon Telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. Together they have localized FRB121102’s exact position within its host galaxy. Image credit: Danielle Futselaar, www.artsource.nl.

Repeating ‘Fast Radio Burst’ Found to Originate from Extremely Distant Dwarf Galaxy

Jan 5, 2017 by News Staff

A large international team of astronomers has uncovered the cosmological source of a repeating ‘fast radio burst’ known as FRB 121102. The globally...

This illustration depicts a 3D computer-generated image of a number of drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae diplococcal bacteria. Note that extending from the organisms’ exterior were type IV pili, or hair-like appendages, which in this case, are used to promote motility for these bacteria, and improve surface adherence. The artistic recreation was based upon scanning electron microscopic imagery. Image credit: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

New Antibiotic to Fight Gonorrhea Developed

Jan 5, 2017 by News Staff

A team of researchers at the University of York, UK, has harnessed the therapeutic effects of carbon monoxide-releasing molecules to develop a new antibiotic...

Reconstruction of the early chimaera Dwykaselachus oosthuizeni. Image credit: Kristen Tietjen.

Dwykaselachus oosthuizeni: Permian Fossil Reveals Origins of Chimaeras

Jan 4, 2017 by News Staff

CT scans of the fossilized skull of Dwykaselachus oosthuizeni — a shark-like fish that lived during the Permian period, around 280 million years...

This image of Orion A is composed of near-infrared observations from ESO’s VISTA survey telescope. Image credit: ESO / VISION Survey.

VISTA Captures Detailed Image of Orion A

Jan 4, 2017 by Enrico de Lazaro

This striking image, captured by ESO’s Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA), shows the Orion A molecular cloud, the nearest known...

Stephanie M. Reeve et al. identified two plasmid-borne genes that confer high-level resistance to trimethoprim for the first time in MRSA isolates from U.S. hospitals; a series of charged propargyl-linked antifolates overcome this resistance via direct inhibition of the acquired resistance elements. This colorized scanning electron micrograph depicts a grouping of MRSA bacteria. These bacteria are methicillin-resistant, and are from one of the first isolates in the U.S. that showed increased resistance to vancomycin as well. Note the increase in cell wall material seen as clumps on the organisms’ surface. Image credit: Janice Haney Carr / Public Health Image Library / CDC.

New Experimental Antibiotics Show Promise against MRSA

Jan 4, 2017 by News Staff

New experimental antibiotics developed by chemists at the University of Connecticut successfully treat methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)...

Four newly identified CRISPR-Cas9 inhibitor proteins encoded by Listeria monocytogenes prophages prevent Cas9 binding and gene editing in bacteria and human cells, including currently the most widely used Cas9 from Streptococcus pyogenes. Image credit: Benjamin J. Rauch et al, doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.12.009.

Researchers Discover Off-Switch for CRISPR-Cas9 System

Jan 3, 2017 by News Staff

A team of scientists at the University of California, San Francisco, has discovered a way to inactivate the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing system using newly...

Herds of female titanosaurs gathered at traditional nesting grounds 80 million years ago in what is now Patagonia, Argentina. Image credit: Luis Rey / Yale University.

Eggs of Non-Avian Dinosaurs Took 3-6 Months to Hatch

Jan 3, 2017 by News Staff

Non-avian dinosaur eggs took a long time to hatch — between 3 and 6 months, according to new research on the teeth of fossilized dinosaur embryos. Herds...

Popping in to your local hospital may be much more revealing in as little as three years thanks to engineers at Holoxica Limited, who have invented a moving 3D video hologram. Image credit: Holoxica Limited.

First Hologram Video Player to Show Your Organs

Jan 3, 2017 by News Staff

A team of researchers in the UK is developing an interactive holographic video created from an MRI or CT scan that can display live footage of internal...

A researcher with manuka honey in the lab. Image credit: Vanessa Valenzuela Davie.

Australian Manuka Honey Has Strong Antibacterial Properties, New Study Shows

Jan 2, 2017 by News Staff

Australian manuka honey is at least as powerful against bacteria as the more commonly known New Zealand variety, according to a new study published in...

Hubble Captures Stunning Image of LEDA 52270

Jan 2, 2017 by News Staff

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has taken a picture of LEDA 52270, a combination of two gas-rich spiral galaxies. This image, taken with the Advanced...

Escherichia coli, a gram-negative bacterium of the genus Escherichia that is commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms. Image credit: CDC.

Researchers Say Gut Microbiota Affects Our Physiology

Jan 1, 2017 by News Staff

An international team of researchers from Spain and the UK has found that the protein TLR2 (Toll-like receptor 2) — a critical detector of the microbiota...

Pueblo Bonito, the largest great house in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. Image credit: National Register of Historic Places / CC BY-SA 3.0.

Study: Ancient Inhabitants of Chaco Canyon Likely Relied on Imported Corn

Dec 30, 2016 by News Staff

According to a new study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, the ancient inhabitants of Chaco Canyon likely had to import corn...

An artist’s rendition of 2016 WF9 as it passes Jupiter’s orbit inbound toward the Sun. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech.

NASA’s WISE Spacecraft Spots Two New Near-Earth Objects

Dec 30, 2016 by News Staff

Astronomers using NASA’s Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) have discovered two celestial objects traveling through our neighborhood: 2016 WF9...

Our Sun is the most familiar example of a main-sequence star. Image credit: NASA.

Mysterious Star KIC 8462852 is Near a Continuous Phase Transition, Astronomers Say

Dec 29, 2016 by News Staff

A new study by astronomers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, published in the journal Physical Review Letters, links the unexplained changes...

The fragment of the 2,100-year-old stone bowl, which is engraved with the name Hyrcanus. Image credit: Clara Amit / Israel Antiquities Authority.

Israeli Archaeologists Find Fragment of 2,100-Year-Old Engraved Stone Bowl

Dec 29, 2016 by News Staff

Archaeologists digging at a site in the City of David, in the Jerusalem Walls National Park, have found a fragment of a rare ancient bowl. The fragment...

Toucan. Image credit: Tambako the Jaguar / CC BY-ND 2.0.

New Estimate: There are Over 18,000 Bird Species on Earth

Dec 29, 2016 by News Staff

A new study published in the journal PLoS ONE suggests that there are 18,043 bird species in the world — nearly twice as many as previously thought. Toucan....

Kraus et al show that children who sustained a concussion exhibit a signature neural profile. Image credit: Pete Linforth.

Researchers Discover Biological Marker for Concussion

Dec 28, 2016 by News Staff

According to new research published in the journal Scientific Reports, the secret to reliably diagnosing concussions lies in the brain’s ability to process...

This false-color image shows the dwarf planet Ceres. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / UCLA / MPS / DLR / IDA.

Dawn Finds New Evidence for Water Ice on Ceres

Dec 28, 2016 by News Staff

Images from NASA’s Dawn probe have revealed a dark, cratered world whose brightest area is made of reflective salts — not water ice. But several...

ESO’s New Technology Telescope Views Messier 98

Dec 28, 2016 by Natali Anderson

This image snapped by ESO’s New Technology Telescope (NTT), a 3.58-m telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile, shows the edge-on spiral galaxy...

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