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Natural Sciences
Natural sciences are concerned with the description, understanding and prediction of natural phenomena which are based on emperical evidence. Branches of natural sciences include physical sciences (chemistry, physics, astronomy) and life sciences (biology, zoology).
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MAY 02, 2018Space & Astronomy
Determining the composition of exoplanetary atmospheres is no easy task given the sheer distance that separates them fro ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 02, 2018Immunology
The measles virus was caught leaving infected cells by the scientific paparazzi, that is, experts from Emory Health Scie ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 02, 2018Genetics & Genomics
A research team has learned more about the genes that influence our hair color.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 02, 2018Health & Medicine
MRI scans can look deep into the brain using powerful magnets to see brain anatomy and structure. Different types of MRI ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 01, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
A new field that is growing in popularity is palaeoproteomics, the study of ancient proteins.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 01, 2018Cancer
Telomeres are shortened with each cell division except when telomerase is present; cancer cells restore telomerase activ ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 01, 2018Videos
It's been five years since the bombing at the Boston Marathon, and in that time, advances in artificial limbs and treati ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 30, 2018Plants & Animals
In most cases, warming ocean waters that get brought about by climate change have a negative impact on marine wildlife. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 30, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
One way to combat the rise of antibiotic resistance is to find out how bacteria evade the effects of current drugs, to i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 28, 2018Chemistry & Physics
What is like in the core of large rocky planets? Using high-powered laser beams, a team of researchers from Princeton Un ...Written By: Daniel DuanAPR 26, 2018Cannabis Sciences
The endocannabinoid system is the body’s system that regulates an array of other systems in the body. It wor ...Written By: Melissa MooreAPR 25, 2018Cancer
Researchers are looking to biotechnology to enhance the detection of diseases including cancer. A group utilized the co ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanAPR 25, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Advanced microscopy is getting better all the time, as stunning new movies from the team of physicist Eric Betzig, a gro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 24, 2018Immunology
You may think of crystal meth when you read “the poor man’s cocaine,” but bath salts are another drug ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 23, 2018Cardiology
There is no definitive “treatment” for the damage that results from a heart attack because the heart cells c ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 21, 2018Chemistry & Physics
What exactly happens in the middle of a thunderstorm? The question seems so basic, yet science has not provided a compre ...Written By: Daniel DuanAPR 19, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Men who carry this gene variation aren't impacted in the same way. Incredibly, in women, the effect also depends on whet ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2018Earth & The Environment
According to a recent study published in Nature, it appears there will be no going back for the fate of the Great Barrie ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 18, 2018Genetics & Genomics
An editorial has been published in highlighting the dubious nature of forensic methods used in criminal courts.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 18, 2018Health & Medicine
Leprosy isn't a disease that most people encounter. It's quite rare in the US, and there aren't many healthc ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 16, 2018Genetics & Genomics
This discovery could help show why some people are more prone to developing the disorder.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 16, 2018Microbiology
We share the planet, and our bodies with untold numbers of microbial species that exert a significant influence on our w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 15, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
There are millions of molecules floating around cells and scientists have long wondered how they properly organize in th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 14, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a lethal cancer of the blood and bone marrow. It affects a group of white blood c ...Written By: Nouran Amin
MAY 02, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Determining the composition of exoplanetary atmospheres is no easy task given the sheer distance that separates them fro
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 02, 2018
Immunology
The measles virus was caught leaving infected cells by the scientific paparazzi, that is, experts from Emory Health Scie
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 02, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
A research team has learned more about the genes that influence our hair color.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2018
Health & Medicine
MRI scans can look deep into the brain using powerful magnets to see brain anatomy and structure. Different types of MRI
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 01, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new field that is growing in popularity is palaeoproteomics, the study of ancient proteins.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 01, 2018
Cancer
Telomeres are shortened with each cell division except when telomerase is present; cancer cells restore telomerase activ
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 01, 2018
Videos
It's been five years since the bombing at the Boston Marathon, and in that time, advances in artificial limbs and treati
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 30, 2018
Plants & Animals
In most cases, warming ocean waters that get brought about by climate change have a negative impact on marine wildlife.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 30, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
One way to combat the rise of antibiotic resistance is to find out how bacteria evade the effects of current drugs, to i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 28, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
What is like in the core of large rocky planets? Using high-powered laser beams, a team of researchers from Princeton Un
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
APR 26, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
The endocannabinoid system is the body’s system that regulates an array of other systems in the body. It wor
...
Written By:
Melissa Moore
APR 25, 2018
Cancer
Researchers are looking to biotechnology to enhance the detection of diseases including cancer. A group utilized the co
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
APR 25, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Advanced microscopy is getting better all the time, as stunning new movies from the team of physicist Eric Betzig, a gro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 24, 2018
Immunology
You may think of crystal meth when you read “the poor man’s cocaine,” but bath salts are another drug
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 23, 2018
Cardiology
There is no definitive “treatment” for the damage that results from a heart attack because the heart cells c
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 21, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
What exactly happens in the middle of a thunderstorm? The question seems so basic, yet science has not provided a compre
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
APR 19, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Men who carry this gene variation aren't impacted in the same way. Incredibly, in women, the effect also depends on whet
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2018
Earth & The Environment
According to a recent study published in Nature, it appears there will be no going back for the fate of the Great Barrie
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 18, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
An editorial has been published in highlighting the dubious nature of forensic methods used in criminal courts.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 18, 2018
Health & Medicine
Leprosy isn't a disease that most people encounter. It's quite rare in the US, and there aren't many healthc
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 16, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
This discovery could help show why some people are more prone to developing the disorder.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 16, 2018
Microbiology
We share the planet, and our bodies with untold numbers of microbial species that exert a significant influence on our w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are millions of molecules floating around cells and scientists have long wondered how they properly organize in th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 14, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a lethal cancer of the blood and bone marrow. It affects a group of white blood c
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin