Image: James Webb Space Telescope mirror seen in full bloom
It's springtime and the deployed primary mirror of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope looks like a spring flower in full bloom.
View ArticleArtificial intelligence can accurately predict future heart disease and...
Computers that can teach themselves from routine clinical data are potentially better at predicting cardiovascular risk than current standard medical risk models, according to new research at the...
View ArticleDeforestation endangering the majority of the world's species, says new...
Hundreds of thousands of species could soon go extinct due to the effects of deforestation, new research examining global data has found.
View ArticleNASA's Webb Telescope completes Goddard testing, heading to Texas for more
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has successfully passed the center of curvature test, an important optical measurement of Webb's fully assembled primary mirror prior to cryogenic testing, and the...
View ArticleImage: Looking into the Cheops telescope tube
Seen here is a Cheops team member reflected in the satellite's main mirror, and framed by the black internal surface of the telescope tube. The back of the secondary mirror is seen at the centre of the...
View ArticleSecondary mirror of ELT successfully cast—largest convex mirror blank ever...
The casting of the secondary mirror blank for ESO's Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) has been completed by SCHOTT at Mainz, Germany. The completed mirror will be 4.2 metres in diameter and weigh 3.5...
View ArticleResearchers identify a key controller of biological machinery in cell's...
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital molecular biologists have identified an enzyme that activates and "supercharges" cellular machinery that controls how cells become specialized cells in the body.
View ArticleAustralia is still lagging on some aspects of early childhood education
The OECD's latest Starting Strong report provides an update on early childhood education opportunities across the developed world, and a fresh insight into how Australian children are faring.
View ArticleGene editing used to eliminate viruses in live pigs
eGenesis, a biotechnology company focused on transforming xenotransplantation into a lifesaving medical procedure, announced the publication of a study in the journal Science by eGenesis scientists and...
View ArticleAligning the primary mirror segments of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope...
Engineers at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston used light waves to align the James Webb Space Telescope's mirror segments to each other, so they act like a single, monolithic mirror in the...
View ArticleDecoration or distraction—the aesthetics of classrooms matter, but learning...
On a recent holiday to Greece, my 30-year-old daughter took a trip down memory lane and visited her old primary school. She posted a photo to Instagram captioned:
View ArticleScientists enlist supercomputers, machine learning to automatically identify...
Primary brain tumors encompass a wide range of tumors depending on the cell type, the aggressiveness, and stage of tumor. Quickly and accurately characterizing the tumor is a critical aspect of...
View ArticleSelf-portrait of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope marks critical test
What appears to be a unique selfie opportunity was actually a critical photo for the cryogenic testing of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope in Chamber A at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. The...
View ArticleHow a trauma psychologist discovered a wellspring of sexual harassment...
Since allegations of former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's abhorrent treatment of women have come to public light, we once again have an opportunity to talk about sexual harassment. These...
View ArticleSchools shut amid health emergency as smog blankets India's capital
A public health emergency was declared as choking smog blanketed New Delhi on Tuesday, with authorities ordering the temporary closure of all primary schools in the world's most polluted capital city.
View ArticleDelhi schools shut as toxic smog hits India and Pakistan (Update)
Delhi authorities ordered all schools to shut on Wednesday after choking smog descended on north India and Pakistan, with pollution levels in the city 40 times the World Health Organization's safe limit.
View ArticleNew research linking cancer-inhibiting proteins to cell antennae
Danish researchers have just presented a previously unknown mechanism that inhibits the ability of cells to develop into cancer cells. Their findings have important implications for the understanding...
View ArticleWebb Telescope's Houston highlights
With NASA's James Webb Space Telescope's approximately nine-month stay in Texas coming to an end, now is a good time to reflect on the memories it made in the Lone Star State. NASA has created a...
View ArticleHigh pollution shuts schools in Tehran
Primary schools will be closed on Monday in Tehran as thick fog caused by pollution smothers the Iranian capital and most of the surrounding province, local authorities said.
View ArticleAir pollution closes all schools in Tehran
All schools in Tehran will remain closed on Tuesday because of dangerously high levels of air pollution blanketing the Iranian capital, authorities said.
View ArticleCancer-fighting nanorobots programmed to seek and destroy tumors
In a major advancement in nanomedicine, Arizona State University (ASU) scientists, in collaboration with researchers from the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), of the Chinese...
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