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Dark Energy May Be Vacuum
January 16, 2007 — Researchers at the University of Copenhagen's Dark Cosmology Centre at the Niels Bohr Institute have brought us one step closer to understanding what the universe is made of. The new data shows that ... > full story -
SIM PlanetQuest To Predict Date Of Cosmic Collision
January 11, 2007 — Scientists plan to pin down the date of a galactic collision billions of years in our future by first reaching back to the Big Bang, a feat that will be made possible by the extreme precision of ... > full story -
New Study Sheds Light On 'Dark States' In DNA
January 9, 2007 — Chemists at Ohio State University have probed an unusual high-energy state produced in single nucleotides -- the building blocks of DNA and RNA -- when they absorb ultraviolet (UV) light. This is ... > full story -
Hubble Maps The Cosmic Web Of 'Clumpy' Dark Matter In 3-D
January 7, 2007 — An international team of astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has created a three-dimensional map that provides the first direct look at the large-scale distribution of dark matter in the ... > full story -
The Universe's Dark Side: New Way To Form Black Hole Uncovered
December 21, 2006 — Nature has again thrown astronomers for a loop. Just when they thought they understood how gamma-ray bursts formed, they have uncovered what appears to be evidence for a new kind of cosmic explosion. ... > full story -
Environmental Fate: Industrial Nanomaterials Appear Vulnerable To Dispersal In Natural Environment
December 19, 2006 — Laboratory experiments with a type of nanomaterial that has great promise for industrial use show significant potential for dispersal in aquatic environments -- especially when natural organic ... > full story -
Giant Radio Telescope Imaging Could Make Dark Matter Visible
December 14, 2006 — The stars and gas which are seen in galaxies account for only a few percent of the gravitating material in the Universe. Most of the rest has remained stubbornly invisible and is now thought to be ... > full story -
The Rise of a Giant: European Extremely Large Telescope Will Probe The Universe
December 12, 2006 — The future of European astronomy is poised to enter a new era of discovery with the decision announced by ESO's governing body to proceed with detailed studies for the European Extremely Large ... > full story -
Hubble Finds Evidence For Dark Energy In The Young Universe
November 16, 2006 — Scientists using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have discovered that dark energy is not a new constituent of space, but rather has been present for most of the universe's history. Dark energy is a ... > full story -
Moderate Drinking May Boost Memory, Study Suggests
October 25, 2006 — In the long run, a drink or two a day may be good for the brain. Researchers found that moderate amounts of alcohol -- amounts equivalent to a couple of drinks a day for a human -- improved the ... > full story
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