Astronomers have obtained exceptional 3-D views of distant galaxies, seen when the Universe was half its current age, by combining the twin strengths of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s acute eye, and the capacity of ESO’s Very Large Telescope to probe the motions of gas in tiny objects. By looking at this unique “history book” [...]
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Astronomers have obtained exceptional 3-D views of distant galaxies, seen when the Universe was half its current age, by combining the twin strengths of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s acute eye, and the capacity of ESO’s Very Large Telescope to probe the motions of gas in tiny objects. By looking at this unique “history book” [...]
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Before the advent of antibiotics, pneumonia claimed so many lives — and was so feared — that it was called the “captain of the ship of death.” Now, at a time when the new antibiotics have proved futile against resistant strains of bacteria, researchers are using a different tactic to keep this ship at bay. [...]
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Consumers are becoming more health conscious and food manufacturers are pursuing innovative ways to produce food that can deliver specific health benefits without compromising the taste or quality of their products. Incorporation of bioactive compounds, or ‘nutraceuticals’, into food systems can provide a simple way to develop novel ‘functional foods’ with health-promoting and/or disease-preventing properties.
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Most people consume far too much salt, and now a researcher has discovered one potential reason we crave it: it might put us in a better mood.
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As debate rages over the safety of the Australian policy of encouraging willing and able residents to stay and defend their property from wildfires, fire researchers say that the strategy is worth consideration in California and other regions in the United States.
The U.S. National Weather Service has analyzed forecasting performance and public response during the second deadliest tornado outbreak in U.S. history. The report addresses a key area of concern: why some people take cover while others try to ride out severe weather. Some people stay put during tornadoes, believing that ‘bad things only happen to other [...]
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New research shows that the upper range of sea level rise by 2100 could be in the range of about one meter, or possibly more. This means that if emissions of greenhouse gases is not reduced quickly and substantially, even the best case scenario will hit low lying coastal areas housing one in ten humans [...]
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A vaccine to protect humans from a bird flu pandemic is within reach after a new discovery. The discovery reveals how boosting T cell immunity could better protect humans from a bird flu pandemic.
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Universal childhood vaccination against meningococcal C appears to reduce Canadian incidence of the most deadly strain of bacterial meningitis, reports new research.