49+ min ago  (1071+ words) Scientists at Binghamton University have developed a robot guide dog system that communicates with the visually impaired and provides real-time feedback during travel. (CREDIT: Jonathan Cohen) A robot dog that talks back may sound like a novelty. In this case,…...

3+ hour, 5+ min ago  (646+ words) Astronomers confirmed SDSS J0715-7334 as the most metal-poor star ever found, a survivor of the universe's second stellar generation born near the Large Magellanic Cloud. (CREDIT: Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 4. 0) A dim red giant just out of reach of the Milky Way…...

6+ hour, 39+ min ago  (614+ words) The constellation of Ursa Major (The Great Bear) is home to Messier 101, the Pinwheel Galaxy. This image is a combination of exposures taken through green and infrared filters using Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys. The field of view is approximately…...

15+ hour, 49+ min ago  (750+ words) Saturn's magnetic shield does not sit where many scientists would expect. The finding comes from a study in Nature Communications based on Cassini-Huygens mission data collected between 2004 and 2010. The researchers argue that Saturn's rapid rotation, combined with the heavy plasma…...

16+ hour, 49+ min ago  (304+ words) An adult Magellanic penguin stands with its chick during breeding season in Argentina. (CREDIT: Ralph Vanstreels/UC Davis) Written By: Kat Kerlin / Edited By: Joseph Shavit Penguins living along the Patagonian coast of Argentina can serve as living monitors of…...

17+ hour, 49+ min ago  (631+ words) The new DC-DC step-down conversion chip shown on a U. S. penny for scale. (CREDIT: University of California San Diego) Written By: Liezel Labios / Edited By: Joseph Shavit In an effort to meet the rising energy demands of data centers, engineers at…...

18+ hour, 49+ min ago  (1218+ words) A common chemotherapy drug may help treat drug-resistant herpes by targeting host cell pathways instead of the virus itself. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) A drug long used to fight cancer may soon take on a very different role. Researchers at the University…...

20+ hour, 49+ min ago  (1225+ words) A decade-long study shows assault rates rise on smoky days in Seattle, pointing to a link between air pollution and aggression. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) Smoke from distant wildfires can drift into a city without warning, turning the sky hazy and the…...

22+ hour, 49+ min ago  (808+ words) USC researchers built a memristor memory chip that worked at 700 C, far beyond standard electronics" heat limits. (CREDIT: Tetra Mem) Heat has always been the quiet enemy inside electronics. Once temperatures climb much past 200 degrees Celsius, the memory systems in…...

1+ day, 49+ min ago  (632+ words) High-fat diets may quickly destroy gut immune cells, weaken the intestinal barrier, and trigger inflammation, study finds. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) Fat hits the gut fast, and one line of immune defense disappears almost right away. These cells do an unglamorous but…...