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Solar Water Harvester Produces Water from Air

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Apr 14, 2017 04:32 AM EDT

"This is a major breakthrough in the long-standing challenge of harvesting water from the air at low humidity."

Ten Million Lives Saved Worldwide Since 1962 by Life-Saving Cell Strain 'WI-38'

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Mar 04, 2017 10:33 PM EST

Hayflick produced the first oral polio vaccine made on a continuously propagated cell strain.

Study Finds Psychiatric Disorders and Personality Traits are Linked to Specific Genomic Locations

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Dec 09, 2016 10:17 AM EST

Past meta-analyses of twin and family studies attribute some 40 percent of variance in personality to genetic factors.

Mars Astronauts Face Real Danger from Cosmic Ray Brain Damage

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Oct 10, 2016 08:36 AM EDT

"This is not positive news for astronauts deployed on a two-to-three-year round trip to Mars."

Copper is Great at Fighting Fat and Flab, says New Study

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Jun 07, 2016 10:31 AM EDT

The new findings for the first time establish copper's role in fat metabolism.

New Map Shows Jupiter in Greatest Detail Yet

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Jun 02, 2016 07:35 PM EDT

The research team was able to construct a better global picture of the massive gas giant.

‘Semantic Atlas’ of the Brain Could Spur Cures for Brain Diseases

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Apr 29, 2016 12:13 PM EDT

The atlas, which shows how the human brain organizes language, might also help persons unable to speak.

A Certain Species of Parasitic Worm May Increase Fertility in Women: Study

Emery Dennel |

Nov 22, 2015 05:39 AM EST

A study published in the journal Science has revealed that women who have fertility problems could turn to a parasitic worm for help.

$400K Breakthrough Prize Goes to Teen, School for 7-Min Film on Relativity

Nicky West |

Nov 09, 2015 08:06 AM EST

18 year-old Ryan Chester, who created a quirky video explaining Albert Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity, won the inaugural 'Breakthrough Junior Challenge' on Sunday.

Lopsided Stellar Explosion to Solve Other Supernova Mysteries

Marco Foronda |

May 13, 2015 05:19 AM EDT

Recently exploded star had a "lopsided" blast, a feature that could solve supernova mysteries.

The Most Distant Galaxy Discovered

Marco Foronda |

May 06, 2015 03:12 AM EDT

Astronomers discovered the most distant galaxy, which formed 13.1 billion years ago.

Robotic Telescope Discovers Three New Planets Near Earth

Marco Foronda |

Apr 29, 2015 03:03 AM EDT

A team of astronomers discovered three new planets in Earth's neighborhood, thanks to a robotic telescope.

Engineers Develop Chameleon-Like Skin that Changes Color on Demand

Marco Foronda |

Mar 13, 2015 01:07 PM EDT

The team chose specific colors the film will reflect according to the way it's bent or flexed.

Daddy’s Girl? College-Bound Malia Obama Tours Father’s Alma Mater

Raymond Legaspi |

Feb 08, 2015 11:57 PM EST

U.S. President Barack Obama's firstborn daughter, Malia, will be off to college next year so she made the rounds of university campuses over the weekend.