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Published Paleontologists flip the script on anemone fossils - Paleontologists Flip the Script on Anemone Fossils


Billions of sea anemones adorn the bottom of the Earth's oceans -- yet they are among the rarest of...
Published Mysteriously bright flash is a black hole jet pointing straight toward Earth, astronomers say - Mysteriously Bright Flash: A Black Hole Jet Pointing Straight Toward Earth


Astronomers have determined the source of an incredibly bright X-ray, optical and radio signal appea...
Published Do your homework to prep for the 2023 and 2024 eclipses - Do Your Homework to Prep for the 2023 and 2024 Eclipses



This year and next, Americans will have the extraordinary opportunity to witness two solar eclipses...
Published RHESSI will use Venus transit to improve measurements of the sun's diameter - RHESSI Will Use Venus Transit to Improve Measurements of the Sun's Diameter


With the new data obtained during the Venus transit on June 5-6, 2012, the RHESSI team hopes to impr...
Published New findings about the prion protein and its interaction with the immune system - New Findings About the Prion Protein and Its Interaction with the Immune System


Scrapie is a neurodegenerative disease which can function as a model for other diseases caused by an...
Published Ancient ocean floors could help in the search for critical minerals - Ancient Ocean Floors: A Treasure Trove of Critical Minerals


Studying ancient ocean floors could help us discover minerals needed to produce electric cars and so...
Published Ancient helium leaking from core offers clues to Earth's formation - Ancient Helium Leaking from Core Offers Clues to Earth's Formation


Helium-3, a rare isotope of helium gas, is leaking out of Earth's core, a new study reports. Because ...
Published Volcanic super eruptions are millions of years in the making -- followed by swift surge - Volcanic Super Eruptions: The Slow Build-Up and Swift Surge


Researchers have discovered that super-eruptions occur when huge accumulations of magma deep in the...
Published Unraveling one of prion disease's deadly secrets - Unraveling One of Prion Disease's Deadly Secrets


A professor of biochemistry and molecular biology report an unanticipated role for prion nucleation...
Published New skin test detects prion infection before symptoms appear - New Skin Test Detects Prion Infection Before Symptoms Appear


Prions can infect both humans and animals, causing Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) in humans, mad co...
Published Transmission risk of familial human prion diseases to mice - Transmission Risk of Familial Human Prion Diseases to Mice


Familial human prion diseases are passed within families and are associated with 34 known prion prot...
Published Prion trials and tribulations: Finding the right tools and experimental models - Prion Trials and Tribulations: Finding the Right Tools and Experimental Models


Prions are fascinating, enigmatic, and might teach us not only about rare prion diseases like Creutz ...
Published Infectious prion protein discovered in urine of patients with variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease - Infectious Prion Protein Discovered in Urine of Patients with Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease


The misfolded and infectious prion protein that is a marker for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease –...
Published Blood test to screen for fatal variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease - Blood Test to Screen for Fatal Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease


A blood test accurately screened for infection with the agent responsible for variant Creutzfeldt-Ja...
Published Potential therapy for human prion disease - Potential Therapy for Human Prion Disease: A Promising Breakthrough


Scientists have for the first time identified a pair of drugs already approved for human use that sh...
Published Copper facilitates prion disease, scientists show - Copper Facilitates Prion Disease, Scientists Show


Many of us are familiar with prion disease from its most startling and unusual incarnations —- the o...
Published New compounds inhibit prion infection - New Compounds Inhibit Prion Infection


Researchers have identified a new class of compounds that inhibit the spread of prions, misfolded pr...
Published Most lethal known species of prion protein identified - Most Lethal Known Species of Prion Protein Identified


Scientists have identified a single prion protein that causes neuronal death similar to that seen in...
Published Satellites to see Mercury enter spotlight on May 9 - Satellites to See Mercury Enter Spotlight on May 9


It happens only a little more than once a decade and the next chance to see it is Monday, May 9, 201...
Published Uranus auroras glimpsed from Earth - Uranus Auroras Glimpsed from Earth: A Rare and Fascinating Sight


For the first time, scientists have captured images of auroras above the giant ice planet Uranus, fi...