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An atom is the smallest unit of matter that makes up every solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. Every atom contains a nucleus with protons and neutrons, and one or more electrons.
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JAN 23, 2016Chemistry & Physics
‘Strain-release amination’ technique emerged from efforts to help Pfizer synthesize promising cancer drug ca ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JAN 20, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Many cells have microscopic gates, called ion channels, which open to allow the flow of ions across the cell membrane. T ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JAN 19, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Plasticity is the ability of a material to permanently deform when strained. Researchers, thinking about future things l ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 11, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Gold nanoparticles have unusual optical, electronic, and chemical properties. But the tiny particles are much more inter ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)DEC 24, 2015Videos
The nuclear research lab at Los Alamos is known for one kind of weapon, the atomic bomb. Now however, the facility is be ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 05, 2015Space & Astronomy
The red planet in our solar system, Mars, is a lot like Earth in many ways, but the reason that it doesn’t appear ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 29, 2015Space & Astronomy
The European Space Agency (ESA) has been orbiting comet 67P with the Rosetta spacecraft since 2014 in an attempt to lear ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 21, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins are the building blocks of the cell through which vital cellular functions are carried out. Remarkably, there a ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 03, 2015Earth & The Environment
There has been a lot of work done by researchers in the past few decades on creating a working fusion reactor, but the b ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopSEP 03, 2015Videos
Atoms, as we know them, are composed of protons and electrons, which are held together with a bonding force known as ele ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 25, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Carnegie Mellon University physicists Mathias Lösche and Frank Heinrich have led an international group of research ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 24, 2015Videos
Although we live on Earth and often take its resources for granted, it still continues to baffle scientists that Earth i ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 24, 2015Genetics & Genomics
The immune system not only responds to infections and other potentially problematic abnormalities in the body. It also c ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 20, 2015Space & Astronomy
In yesterday’s Part I of this article I explained how there are potentially huge numbers of planets drifting throu ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopJUL 11, 2015Microbiology
Can you spare a few minutes to reflect on three game-changing biology experiments?
Up first, Louis Pasteur de ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 22, 2015Earth & The Environment
Remember the Cold War? Those were good times, weren't they? Ska music, track suits, the US and the USSR working together ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAY 14, 2015Neuroscience
Memory is one of the more complex functions of the human brain. Leaving alone the debate about the accuracy of memory an ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 20, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
By combining two highly innovative experimental techniques, scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 17, 2015Space & Astronomy
You've probably heard of the Orion space capsule. It's part of the Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle or (MPCV), NASA's next man ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 15, 2015Space & Astronomy
When we think of going to Mars using a spacecraft with nuclear fusion engines, most of us think of science fiction, but ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 13, 2015Neuroscience
In a feat that would have been unachievable only a few years ago, researchers at UC San Francisco have pulled aside the ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 09, 2015Earth & The Environment
Over 65 million years ago, when a 6-mile wide asteroid slammed into the earth with the force of a billion at ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 09, 2015Chemistry & Physics
The world's most powerful atom smasher, the Large Hadron Collider, which provides a window into the universe just millis ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 08, 2015Immunology
Berkeley Researchers Report on CRISPR-Cas Surveillance Complex that Targets RNA.
A great deal of public atten ...Written By: Robert Woodard
JAN 23, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
‘Strain-release amination’ technique emerged from efforts to help Pfizer synthesize promising cancer drug ca
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JAN 20, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many cells have microscopic gates, called ion channels, which open to allow the flow of ions across the cell membrane. T
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JAN 19, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Plasticity is the ability of a material to permanently deform when strained. Researchers, thinking about future things l
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 11, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Gold nanoparticles have unusual optical, electronic, and chemical properties. But the tiny particles are much more inter
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
DEC 24, 2015
Videos
The nuclear research lab at Los Alamos is known for one kind of weapon, the atomic bomb. Now however, the facility is be
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 05, 2015
Space & Astronomy
The red planet in our solar system, Mars, is a lot like Earth in many ways, but the reason that it doesn’t appear
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 29, 2015
Space & Astronomy
The European Space Agency (ESA) has been orbiting comet 67P with the Rosetta spacecraft since 2014 in an attempt to lear
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 21, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins are the building blocks of the cell through which vital cellular functions are carried out. Remarkably, there a
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 03, 2015
Earth & The Environment
There has been a lot of work done by researchers in the past few decades on creating a working fusion reactor, but the b
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
SEP 03, 2015
Videos
Atoms, as we know them, are composed of protons and electrons, which are held together with a bonding force known as ele
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 25, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Carnegie Mellon University physicists Mathias Lösche and Frank Heinrich have led an international group of research
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 24, 2015
Videos
Although we live on Earth and often take its resources for granted, it still continues to baffle scientists that Earth i
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 24, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
The immune system not only responds to infections and other potentially problematic abnormalities in the body. It also c
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 20, 2015
Space & Astronomy
In yesterday’s Part I of this article I explained how there are potentially huge numbers of planets drifting throu
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
JUL 11, 2015
Microbiology
Can you spare a few minutes to reflect on three game-changing biology experiments?
Up first, Louis Pasteur de ...
Up first, Louis Pasteur de ...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 22, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Remember the Cold War? Those were good times, weren't they? Ska music, track suits, the US and the USSR working together
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
MAY 14, 2015
Neuroscience
Memory is one of the more complex functions of the human brain. Leaving alone the debate about the accuracy of memory an
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 20, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
By combining two highly innovative experimental techniques, scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 17, 2015
Space & Astronomy
You've probably heard of the Orion space capsule. It's part of the Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle or (MPCV), NASA's next man
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
APR 15, 2015
Space & Astronomy
When we think of going to Mars using a spacecraft with nuclear fusion engines, most of us think of science fiction, but
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
APR 13, 2015
Neuroscience
In a feat that would have been unachievable only a few years ago, researchers at UC San Francisco have pulled aside the
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 09, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Over 65 million years ago, when a 6-mile wide asteroid slammed into the earth with the force of a billion at ...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
APR 09, 2015
Chemistry & Physics
The world's most powerful atom smasher, the Large Hadron Collider, which provides a window into the universe just millis
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 08, 2015
Immunology
Berkeley Researchers Report on CRISPR-Cas Surveillance Complex that Targets RNA.
A great deal of public atten ...
A great deal of public atten ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard