Artist's impression of a split beam with vitamin B12 in a liquid jet. Scientists have developed a new X-ray technique that can capture ultrafast molecular changes in extremely dilute liquid samples - a breakthrough that…
High Dose of Vitamin D could help people…
New research says a high dose of vitamin D is safe and may be beneficial for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). “These results are exciting, as vitamin D has the potential to be an inexpensive,…
Life in the aftermath
MIT historian’s book explores life for Armenians in modern Turkey. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- In 1919, an Istanbul resident named Hayganush Mark did something remarkable: She started a magazine. Today, that might not sound extraordinary. But Mark…
The ExoMars 2016 Schiaparelli module in Baikonur
On 14 March, the launch window opens for ExoMars 2016, ESA’s next mission to Mars, composed of the Trace Gas Orbiter and Schiaparelli. Last month, the two spacecraft left Thales Alenia Space in Cannes, France, where they had…
UK Woman become able to see again with…
[caption id="attachment_7182" align="alignright" width="300"] Rhian Lewis (Image: BBC)[/caption] When she was five-years-old, Cardiff resident Rhian Lewis was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a disease that causes retinal degeneration as photoreceptor cells die off. There is no…