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Soft multi-functional robots
Aug 07, 2018 08:12 PM EDT

Soft multi-functional robots get really small...and spider-shaped

A new approach for fabricating soft materials at the millimeter scale paves the way to a new generation of flexible microrobots for medical and environmental tasks

Therizinosaurs and Hadrosaurs at Alaska's Denali National Park during the Cretaceous Period
Aug 06, 2018 11:45 AM EDT

First North American co-occurrence of Hadrosaur and Therizinosaur tracks found in Alaska

Study published in Scientific Reports provides more evidence that Alaska was possibly the 'superhighway' for dinosaurs between Asia and western North America 65-70 million years ago

spacecraft
Jul 27, 2018 02:09 PM EDT

NASA's TESS spacecraft starts science operations

NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite has started its search for planets around nearby stars, officially beginning science operations on July 25, 2018. TESS is expected to transmit its first series of science data back to Earth in August, and thereafter periodically every 13.5 days, once per ...

black holes
Jul 26, 2018 04:38 PM EDT

Galaxy outskirts likely hunting grounds for dying massive stars and black holes

Findings from a Rochester Institute of Technology study provide further evidence that the outskirts of spiral galaxies host massive black holes. These overlooked regions are new places to observe gravitational waves created when the massive bodies collide, the authors report.

This is an engorged deer tick, or Ixodes scapularis, a species of tick that can transmit Lyme disease.
Jul 26, 2018 02:30 PM EDT

Tickborne diseases are likely to increase, say NIAID officials

Bacteria cause most tickborne diseases in the United States, with Lyme disease representing the majority (82 percent) of reported cases. The spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi is the primary cause of Lyme disease in North America;

Anxiety is common in Bipolar Disorder (BD) and associated with worse clinical outcomes including increased suicidality.
Jul 24, 2018 02:30 PM EDT

Novel intervention for anxiety symptoms among people with bipolar disorder

Psychologists at Lancaster University have devised a novel psychological intervention to address Anxiety in Bipolar Disorder (AIBD).

Giant Red Spot
Jul 12, 2017 06:19 AM EDT

NASA's Juno Spacecraft's Rendezvous With Jupiter's Mammoth Cyclone

The Juno probe has just brushed with the clouds above the Great Red Spot of the giant planet.

Star
Jul 12, 2017 05:36 AM EDT

The Tiniest Star Ever Found In The Milky Way Galaxy

Astronomers discovered the tiniest star every found and dubbed it as EBLM J0555-57Ab.

NGC 4889
Jul 11, 2017 04:55 AM EDT

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Takes Awesome Photos Of Neighboring Galaxies

Hubble takes stunning pictures of SDSS J1110+6459 and NGC 2500 galaxies.

Climate Change
Jul 11, 2017 03:50 AM EDT

Climate Change: Earth's Fate Is Not That Bleak

"The Uninhabitable Earth" scenario is "misleading" and "incredibly bleak," according to experts.

Titan's Lakes
Jul 10, 2017 04:22 AM EDT

Saturn’s Moon Titan Has Placid Lakes Just Right For Future Missions To Land Smoothly

Titan is a treasure-trove of calm, placid lakes with tiny waves.

Stephen Hawking
Jul 10, 2017 04:15 AM EDT

Stephen Hawking: Trump’s Stance On Climate Could Damage Earth, Push It To Become Venus-Like Hothouse

Noted physicist Stephen Hawking has said that Earth is on the path to becoming a hothouse planet like Venus.

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