WASHINGTON, June 28 (UPI) –Tadpole galaxies are rare in the universe, and even more rare in the local universe — there are just 20 in the “local” areas closest to Earth — and new Hubble telescope images of one relatively close by is shedding new light …
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But the new formulation of true liquid aspirin significantly increases the ability of drugs to cross this protective membrane, the charity said. The solution, which combines reformulated aspirin with two additional ingredients, was created by Innovate …
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A common close partnership which sees baby fish sheltering from predators among the poisonous tentacles of jellyfish will be harmed under predicted ocean acidification, a new University of Adelaide study has found.
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The trillions of microbes that transfer from people to surfaces could provide an early warning system for the emergence of public health threats such as a flu outbreak or a rise in antibiotic resistance, according to a study from Harvard T.H. Chan School …
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The NASA mission also was named among the top science news stories of 2015 by Discover Magazine and Science News. The New Horizons science team has won more than two dozen awards to date. NASA’s Distinguished Public Service Medal is the highest form of …
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Based on an analysis of cooling rate and the composition of lava deposits on Mercury’s surface, a team of geologists has found that the planet likely has the composition of an enstatite chondrite – a type of meteorite that is extremely rare on Earth. The …
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The setup moves toward “an appreciation for what it’s like to be a cell in a body,” molecular cell biologist Buzz Baum of University College London who was not involved in the work told Science News. Observing human cancer cells dividing within these …
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