President Trump said he would âdrain the swamp,â but with the elevation of a former auto lobbyist to be energy secretary, he is sticking to the trend of filling his cabinet with Washington.. NYTimes.com - Published
New cases are down to 15 a week from a high of 128 in April, but outbreaks are still popping up in remote and dangerous mining areas. NYTimes.com - Published
President Donald Trump called NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir during their historic first all-female spacewalk Friday. FOXNews.com - Published
Scientists have conducted an in-depth study on how carbon nanotubes with oxygen-containing groups can be used to greatly enhance the performance of perovskite solar cells. The newly discovered.. Science Daily - Published
Called LOGAN, the deep neural network, i.e., a machine of sorts, can learn to transform the shapes of two different objects, for example, a chair and a table, in a natural way, without seeing any.. Science Daily - Published
Scientists have shown that delta waves emitted while we sleep are not generalized periods of silence during which the cortex rests, as has been described for decades in the scientific literature... Science Daily - Published
Consuming potato puree during prolonged exercise works just as well as a commercial carbohydrate gel in sustaining blood glucose levels and boosting performance in trained athletes, scientists report. Science Daily - Published
A single dose of a highly diluted VSV-Ebola virus (EBOV) vaccine -- approximately one-millionth of what is in the vaccine being used to help control the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic.. Science Daily - Published
Scientists are developing powerful new devices and technologies to monitor and regulate brain activity. To ensure NIH keeps pace with rapid technological development and help clinicians and researchers.. Science Daily - Published
The companyâs announcement follows decisions by Walgreens, CVS and others to remove the drug from their shelves and after other manufacturers recalled their products. NYTimes.com - Published
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The fauna and flora of South Africa rank among the most impressive I've seen anywhere in the world. Near Durban in the east of the country, I caught them both on vivid.. Worldcrunch - Published
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*BERLIN* â Be it ancient tombs, homes, abandoned mines, sanctuaries or shopping malls, humans have always been inventive when it comes to settling in underground spaces... Worldcrunch - Published
Evening gowns with interwoven LEDs may look extravagant, but the light sources need a constant power supply from devices that are as well wearable, durable, and lightweight. Chinese scientists have.. Science Daily - Published
Researchers find genes that help maintain the 50-50 balance between male and female offspring in mice -- and that have major implications for male infertility. Science Daily - Published
The ways climate scientists explain their predictions about the impact of global warming can either promote or limit their persuasiveness. Science Daily - Published
Scientists have found a new compound of plutonium with an unexpected, pentavalent oxidation state. This new phase of plutonium is solid and stable, and may be a transient phase in radioactive waste.. Science Daily - Published
A research group has developed an efficient process for breaking down any plastic waste to a molecular level. The resulting gases can then be transformed back into new plastics - of the same quality as.. Science Daily - Published
The evolution of dietary and hygienic habits in Western countries is associated with a decrease in the bacteria that help in digestion. These very bacteria were also found in the Iceman, who lived 5300.. Science Daily - Published
Researchers have discovered an enzyme they believe could be key to preventing Group A Streptococcus infections that cause more than 500,000 deaths worldwide each year. The enzyme works through a novel.. Science Daily - Published
A British broadcaster says its new menopause policy will help free up a âtabooâ subject and close the âgender pain gap.â NYTimes.com - Published
MIDWAY ATOLL, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (AP) â Deep-sea explorers scouring the world's oceans for sunken World War II ships are focusing on debris fields deep in the Pacific, in an area where one.. FOXNews.com - Published
A baby aye-aye, also known as a long-fingered lemur, has been born at the Duke Lemur Centre (DLC) in North Carolina, SWNS reports. FOXNews.com - Published
Astronomers exposed acetylene ice -- a chemical that is used on Earth in welding torches and exists at Titan's equatorial regions -- at low temperatures to proxies of high-energy galactic cosmic rays. Science Daily - Published
Engineering biology is transforming technology and science. Researchers outline the technological advances needed to secure a safe, responsible future. Science Daily - Published
Researchers provide clearer picture of how lungs develop and discover novel markers to differentiate populations of lung cells implicated in lung diseases of premature babies. Science Daily - Published
NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir have made history with the first all-female spacewalk. FOXNews.com - Published Also reported by •Reuters
The Copernicus Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 satellites have revealed new cracks, or rifts, in the Pine Island Glacier â one of the primary ice arteries in the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. The two large.. ESA - Published
A research team paved a way to achieve unexplored III-V semiconductor nanostructures. They grew branched GaAs nanowires with a nontoxic Bi element employing characteristic structural modifications.. Science Daily - Published
A compound effective in killing chemotherapy-resistant glioblastoma-initiating cells (GICs) has been identified, raising hopes of producing drugs capable of eradicating refractory tumors with low.. Science Daily - Published
ESAâs Solar Orbiter mission has completed its test campaign in Europe and is now being packed ready for its journey to Cape Canaveral at the end of this month, ahead of launch in February 2020. ESA - Published
A newly published study notes that the Milky Way stole several dwarf galaxies from the neighboring galaxy, Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), including the Carina and Fornax, because of an ongoing merger.. FOXNews.com - Published
Researchers have discovered a previously unknown virus infecting nearly a third of America's bald eagle population. Scientists found the virus while searching for the cause of Wisconsin River Eagle.. Science Daily - Published
In what NASA is calling "HERstory" in space, Christina Koch and Jessica Meir stepped outside the International Space Station Friday to replace a bad battery charger. NPR - Published
Luxembourg Deputy Prime Minister Etienne Schneider paid a special visit to ESAâs astronaut centre in Cologne, Germany today where he expressed commitment to strengthening international collaboration.. ESA - Published
The American astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch are set to venture outside the International Space Station on Friday to replace a power controller. NYTimes.com - Published
Friday marks the first time a space walk has comprised only female astronauts. Women have walked in space before but the walk scheduled for Friday reflects a real change in the astronaut corps. NPR - Published
Somewhere in the galaxy, a white dwarf star suddenly started shining brightly. And now we understand the violent cataclysm that caused it: the star's gravitational field tore the asteroid to bits,.. FOXNews.com - Published
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