IMAGE: Pexels Increasing evidence suggests that the severe gum disease, periodontitis, may contribute to central nervous system disorders through chronic inflammation. However, its role in multiple sclerosis, a chronic autoimmune disease of the central nervous…
NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Nichole Ayers is pictured during a spacewalk to upgrade the orbital outpost’s power generation system and relocate a communications antenna. Credit: NASA WASHINGTON, Dec 30– NASA said it will…
ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli landed back on Earth early this morning after 139 days in space. The ride home from the International Space Station required braking from 28 800 km/h to a standstill in barely…
Illumination from nanobionic plants might one day replace some electrical lighting. [caption id="attachment_13901" align="alignnone" width="624"] Illumination of a book (“Paradise Lost,” by John Milton) with the nanobionic light-emitting plants (two 3.5-week-old watercress plants). The book…
Entomologist Gets First-ever Footage of the Lost Species in Primeval Jungles of Malaysia. [caption id="attachment_13897" align="alignnone" width="1360"] The rediscovered Oriental blue clearwing has been lost to science for 130 years.Credit : Marta Skowron Volponi[/caption] An…
[caption id="attachment_13892" align="alignnone" width="612"] A vacuum tube holds a blood-fed strain of Aedes aegypti mosquito in place under a microscope. PHOTO: JEFF MILLER[/caption] Monkeys who catch Zika virus through bites from infected mosquitoes develop infections…