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magnetar
Science Wire | May 23, 2013

A hidden population of exotic neutron stars

Magnetars – the dense remains of dead stars that erupt sporadically with bursts of high-energy radiation – are some of the most extreme objects known in the Universe

Stellar nursery
Science Wire | May 23, 2013

ESO’s Very Large Telescope celebrates 15 years of success

This new picture celebrates an important anniversary for the Very Large Telescope – it is fifteen years since the first light on the first of its four Unit Telescopes, on 25 May 1998.

faraway galaxy
Science Wire | May 22, 2013

Rare, massive merging of two faraway galaxies

A massive and rare merging of two galaxies has been spotted in images taken by the Herschel space observatory.

dinosaur
Science Wire | May 22, 2013

Small, speedy plant-eater extends knowledge of dinosaur ecosystems

A team of paleontologists have described a new dinosaur, the smallest plant-eating dinosaur species known from Canada.

Image Credit: Toby Hudson
Science Wire | May 22, 2013

New insights on climate change and species interactions

Scientists provide important new details on how climate change will affect interactions between species as temperatures continue to rise.

energy-word-collage
Science Wire | May 21, 2013

New method for producing clean hydrogen

Engineers have developed a novel method for producing clean hydrogen, which could prove essential to weaning society off of fossil fuels and their environmental implications.

cancer cells
Science Wire | May 21, 2013

Scientists develop new tumor-killer

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Lund University, Sweden, have bioengineered a novel molecule which has been proven to successfully kill tumor cells.

wind-turbine
Science Wire | May 20, 2013

Compressing air for renewable energy storage

Study identifies two compressed air energy storage methods and sites for the Northwest.

Show above are elastic conductors using silver nanowires, which are said to offer several advantages over other materials used in the past.
Science Wire | May 20, 2013

Opening doors to foldable electronics

Researchers develop method to print highly conductive, bendable layers of graphene.

Photo credit: Chris Zahm
Interviews | May 20, 2013

Chris Zahm: Understanding and probing the world below our feet

Necessary resources such as oil and water lie below our feet. How today’s scientists are coming to understand the world underground, while exploring for resources in safe, practical and effective ways.