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A tsunami of stars and gas that is crashing midway through the disk of a spiral galaxy known as IC 2163 has been discovered by astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). This colossal wave of material - which…

China has a magnetic levitating train on its mind with amazing numbers. It is, yes, no keyboard error, 373mph, meant as a commercial rail system. Xinhua said in October that "A Chinese firm will start researching and developing a…

Developed by scientists at MIT, Harvard University, and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a new imaging technique aims to illuminate cellular structures in deep tissue and other dense and opaque materials. Their method uses…

Genetic markers in malaria parasites linked with resistance to the anti-malarial drug piperaquine have been discovered by scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and their collaborators. Reported in Lancet Infectious Diseases,…

A freshwater zebrafish's spinal cord can heal completely after being severed, a paralyzing and often fatal injury for humans. While watching these fish repair their own spinal cord injuries, Duke University scientists have found a…

Dr. Bruce Lee, an Assistant Professor of biomedical engineering at Michigan Technological University, is using a protein produced by mussels to create a reversible synthetic glue that not only can bond securely underwater—but also may…

Scientists at The University of Manchester have shown for the first time that if the brain is 'tuned-in' to a particular frequency, pain can be alleviated. Chronic pain- pain which lasts for more than six months - is a real problem for…

The shredded remains of a galaxy that passed through a larger galaxy, leaving only the smaller galaxy's nearly-naked supermassive black hole to emerge and speed away at more than 2,000 miles per second has been found by astronomers using…

Wastewater treatment plants across the United States may one day turn ordinary sewage into biocrude oil, thanks to new research at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The technology, hydrothermal…