The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured this vivid image of spiral galaxy Messier 77, one of the most famous and well-studied galaxies in the sky. The patches of red across this image highlight pockets …

Mapping the Landscape on Alien Worlds: Want to know the 3D shape of terrain on another planet? Want to study the height and density of Earth’s forests? An amazing tool called LIDAR can help. – …

Researchers have discovered a unique monoclonal antibody that can effectively reach inside a cancer cell, a key goal for these important anticancer agents, since most proteins that cause cancer or are associated with cancer are …

Is this peptide a key to happiness? UCLA findings suggests possible new treatment for depression, other disorders. The neurochemical changes underlying human emotions and social behavior are largely unknown. Now though, for the first time in …

A study conducted at Soroka Medical Center and led by Dr. Eliahu Levitas, Senior physician in the Fertility and In-​Vitro Fertilization Unitexamined the impact of climate on the quality of sperm and analyzed it in the …

Reduced-fat food products are gaining in popularity. More and more people are choosing “light” products in an attempt to lose weight, or at least in the hope that they will not gain any pounds. But …

As world governments meet here to discuss global wildlife trade, revered Thai Buddhist leaders today held the first-ever Buddhist merit-making ceremony to pray for the tens of thousands of elephants poached annually. They also called …

On 14 March 2013 His Royal Highness The Crown Prince of Denmark, accompanied by his wife, Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess, visited ESO’s Paranal Observatory, as part of an official visit to Chile. They …

 …will enable unprecedented views of the cosmos. Today, in a remote part of the Chilean Andes, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), was inaugurated at an official ceremony. This event marks the completion of all …

WASH will be holding it’s 6th World Salt Awareness Week on Monday 11th – Sunday 17th March 2013. We will be asking for ‘Less Salt Please’, showing how everybody, including chefs, can use less salt …

An analysis of a rock sample collected by NASA’s Curiosity rover shows ancient Mars could have supported living microbes.Scientists identified sulfur, nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus and carbon — some of the key chemical ingredients for …

Strictly protected areas such as national parks and biological reserves have been more effective at reducing deforestation in the Amazon rainforest than so-called sustainable-use areas that allow for controlled resource extraction, two University of Michigan …

…a rare delicacy in the celestial smorgasbord of objects in the nighttime sky. Scientists estimate that the opportunity to see one of these icy dirtballs advertising their cosmic presence so brilliantly they can be seen …

In a world first, a team of researchers at the Krembil Neuroscience Centre and the University Health Network have shown that Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) in patients with chronic, severe and treatment-resistant Anorexia Nervosa (anorexia) …

For the first time ever, a research team at the University of Copenhagen is able to explain why our brains feel tired when we exercise. By mapping the mechanism behind so-called central fatigue, the researchers …

Anti-ageing drug breakthrough. Drugs that combat ageing may be available within five years, following landmark work led by an Australian researcher.The work, published in the March 8 issue of Science, finally proves that a single anti-ageing …

Study of several dozen compounds based on a fungal chemical shows potent anti-tumor activity. Inspired by a chemical that fungi secrete to defend their territory, MIT chemists have synthesized and tested several dozen compounds that …

New results pin down the distance to the galaxy next door. After nearly a decade of careful observations an international team of astronomers has measured the distance to our neighbouring galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud, …