Climate change to blame for Hurricane Maria's extreme rainfall

A new study analyzing Puerto Rico's hurricane history finds 2017's Maria had the highest average rainfall of the 129 storms to have struck the island in the past 60 years.

Gene therapy restores immunity in infants with rare immunodeficiency disease

These interim results from the clinical trial, supported in part by NIH, were published today in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Astronomers discover third planet in the Kepler-47 circumbinary system

With its three planets orbiting two suns, Kepler-47 is the only known multi-planet circumbinary system.Circumbinary planets are those that orbit two stars..

CubeSats prove their worth for scientific missions: They may be small, but CubeSats are mighty when it comes to affordably obtaining scientific data in space

During the American Physical Society's April Meeting 2019, being held April 13-16, in Denver, Colorado, Christopher S.

Megalith tombs were family graves in European Stone Age

Agriculture spread with migrants from the Fertile Crescent into Europe around 9,000 BCE, reaching northwestern Europe by 4,000 BCE.

Want to learn a new skill? Take some short breaks: NIH study suggests our brains may use short rest periods to strengthen memories

"Everyone thinks you need to 'practice, practice, practice' when learning something new.

Puncture performance of viper fangs measured

They report their findings in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters.

Why lightning often strikes twice: New study reveals needle-like structures in positively charged lightning leaders

Needles "This finding is in sharp contrast to the present picture, in which the charge flows along plasma channels directly from one part of the cloud to another, or to the ground," explains Olaf Scholten, Professor of Physics at the KVI-CART institute of the University of Groningen. The reason why

Despite transition period, maximal running shoes may still increase risk of injury

The shoes, which feature increased cushioning, particularly in the forefoot region of the midsole, affect runners' biomechanics, leaving them at increased risk of injury, said Christine Pollard, director of the Bend campus's Functional Orthopedic Research Center of Excellence (FORCE) Lab and a co-author of the study. "These shoes may work

A biosynthetic dual-core cell computer

To date, biotechnologists had attempted to build such digital circuits with the help of protein gene switches in cells.

NASA's landmark Twins Study reveals resilience of human body in space

The Twins Study provides the first integrated biomolecular view into how the human body responds to the spaceflight environment, and serves as a genomic stepping stone to better understand how to maintain crew health during human expeditions to the Moon and Mars. Retired NASA astronauts Scott Kelly and his identical

Mercury has a solid inner core: New evidence

Some scientists compare Mercury to a cannonball because its metal core fills nearly 85 percent of the volume of the planet.

Engineers tap DNA to create 'lifelike' machines

Using what they call DASH (DNA-based Assembly and Synthesis of Hierarchical) materials, engineers constructed a DNA material with capabilities of metabolism, in addition to self-assembly and organization -- three key traits of life. "We are introducing a brand-new, lifelike material concept powered by its very own artificial metabolism. We are

Coelacanth reveals new insights into skull evolution

The coelacanth Latimeria is a marine fish closely related to tetrapods, four-limbed vertebrates including amphibians, mammals and reptiles.

Eelectrostimulation can improve working memory in people: As memories fade, can we supercharge them back to life?

Reinhart and Nguyen's research targets working memory -- the part of the mind where consciousness lives, the part that is active whenever we make decisions, reason, and recall our grocery lists.