Aug
9
2017
As the hullabaloo surrounding the Aug. 21 total eclipse of the sun swells by the day, an expert says a petroglyph in New Mexico's Chaco Canyon may represent a total eclipse that occurred there a thousand years ago.
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Cause of Atlantic coastline's sea level rise hot spots now revealed
Aug
9
2017
Seas rose in the southeastern US between 2011 and 2015 by more than six times the global average sea level rise that is already happening due to human-induced global warming, new research shows. The combined effects of El Niño (ENSO) and the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), both of which are naturally occurring climate processes, drove this recent sea level rise hot spot, according to the study.
Scientists unearth cell 'checkpoint' that stops allergic diseases
Aug
9
2017
Scientists have made a significant breakthrough in understanding the regulation of immune cells that play a pivotal role in allergic diseases such as asthma and eczema. They have identified a 'checkpoint' manned by these immune cells that, if barred, can halt the development of the lung inflammation associated with allergies.
Effects of increased inflammatory markers during pregnancy
Aug
9
2017
Researchers have shown that increased levels of inflammatory markers during pregnancy can lead to changes in fetal brain development.
Researchers look to improve detection of skin cancer lacking pigment melanin
Aug
9
2017
Key features linked to amelanotic melanoma, a form of skin cancer that lacks the brown or black color that stems from the pigment melanin, have been identified by a team of researchers.
Pioneering type 1 diabetes therapy safe
Aug
9
2017
One day, the immunotherapy could free patients from daily insulin injections.
James Webb: Telescope's giant origami shield takes shape
Aug
9
2017
The size of a tennis court, it will shield the vision of the biggest space telescope ever built.
A year in ozone over the South Pole
Aug
9
2017
A video tracks the behaviour of the protective atmospheric layer over Antarctica across all of 2016.