TOKYO - Japan’s matcha green tea may do more than provide a caffeine boost. A study in mice suggests it could help reduce sneezing linked to hay fever, researchers at Hiroshima University said. Matcha, a…
Renewable plastic precursor could grow cellulosic biofuel industry
A team of chemical and biological engineers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has found a way to produce from biomass a valuable compound used in plastic production that they estimate could lower the cost of…
Supermassive black holes stifle galaxy growth
Supermassive black hole winds in a newly discovered class of galaxies are so energetic they suppress future star formation. [caption id="attachment_11947" align="alignnone" width="787"] An artist’s rendition of the galaxies Akira (right) and Tetsuo (left) in…
Exoplanet mission gets ticket to ride
[caption id="attachment_11943" align="alignright" width="305"] Soyuz launch[/caption] A Soyuz rocket operated by Arianespace from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou will boost ESA’s upcoming exoplanet satellite into space. Cheops will share the ride into space with another payload,…
Crater Triplets
[caption id="attachment_11939" align="alignnone" width="625"] Topography of a triple crater[/caption] At first glance this scene may seem nothing out of the ordinary, but the large elongated crater marks the imprint of an impacting body that may…