Dark-matter Free Galaxies are being discovered Dark matter is a hypothetical type of matter that is thought to account for approximately 85 percent of all matter in the universe. Its presence…
Target Rate of Return Pricing Target rate of return pricing is a pricing strategy that is almost entirely employed by market leaders or monopolists. Rate of return pricing is a…
A Supernova Explosion is Caused by a Stellar Collision The Very Large Array Sky Survey provided astronomers with the first clue that eventually revealed a dramatic story: the remnant of a long-dead star had…
Different Types of Marine Phytoplankton React to Rising Ocean Temperatures in Different Ways Phytoplankton, a type of tiny marine plant, forms the foundation of most ocean food webs, and their production fuels commercial fishing, carbon sequestration, and healthy…
Sodium Metabisulfite – an Inorganic Compound Sodium metabisulfite, also known as sodium pyrosulfite, is an inorganic compound with the formula Na2S2O5. It has a slight sulfur odor and appears as a…
Scientists have discovered that a Protein Involved in Heart Development Boosts the Stem Cell Strategy for Heart Repair The ability of the human heart to mend itself after an injury decreases with age. Damage caused by traumas such as cardiac ischemia and heart…
109 Piscium b – an Extrasolar Planet 109 Piscium b is an extrasolar planet with a long period discovered in orbit around 109 Piscium. It was discovered on November 14, 1999, as…
A New Finding paves the way for Brain-like Computers A brain-computer interface (BCI), also known as a brain-machine interface (BMI), is a direct communication pathway between the electrical activity of the brain and an…
The ESO Telescope Witnesses a Star Dance Around a Supermassive Black Hole, Demonstrating Einstein’s Rightness For the first time, observations with ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have revealed that a star orbiting the supermassive black hole at the heart of…
Protein-protein Interactions are predicted using a Mathematical Model Protein-protein interaction prediction is a field that combines bioinformatics and structural biology in an attempt to identify and catalog physical interactions between pairs or groups…
Prozac is being Considered as a Possible Treatment for a Leading Cause of Blindness According to recent research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine, an antidepressant known as Prozac might be the first therapy for the major…
Lithium Carbonate – an Inorganic Compound The carbonate salt of lithium, a soft alkali metal with antimanic and hematopoietic properties, is lithium carbonate. It is an inorganic compound with the formula…