Cambridge, MA-(ENEWSPF)- These four galaxy clusters were part of a large survey of over 300 clusters used to investigate dark energy, the mysterious energy that is currently driving the accelerating expansion of the Universe, as described in our latest press release. In these composite images, X-rays from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory[Read More…]
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2016 US Summer Forecast: More 90-Degree Days Than Normal To Scorch East; West To Battle Drought, Fires
If the AccuWeather forecast is any indication, the Park Forest Aqua Center should be busy this summer By Alex Sosnowski, Senior Meteorologist for AccuWeather.com AccuWeather Global Weather Center-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports a s a strong El Niño fades, the weather across the country will slowly change. In much of the eastern United States, a[Read More…]
Ketamine Lifts Depression Via A Byproduct Of Its Metabolism (Video and Text)
Bethesda, MD-(ENEWSPF)- A chemical byproduct, or metabolite, created as the body breaks downketamine likely holds the secret to its rapid antidepressant action, National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists and grantees have discovered. This metabolite singularly reversed depression-like behaviors in mice without triggering any of the anesthetic, dissociative, or addictive side[Read More…]
EPA Finds Atrazine Likely Harming Most Species of Plants, Animals in U.S.
PORTLAND, Ore.—(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2016. The amount of the herbicide atrazine that’s released into the environment in the United States is likely harming most species of plants and animals, including mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles, according to a preliminary risk assessment by the Environmental Protection Agency. Atrazine is well known as[Read More…]
Colorado Legislature Approves Bill to Help Young Medical Marijuana Patients
School Districts Must Now Establish Policies to Facilitate On-Campus Administration of Medical Marijuan; Governor Hickenlooper Expected to Sign Bill COLORADO–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2016. Today, in a unanimous vote, the Colorado Senate approved legislation mandating that school districts establish a policy to ensure that young medical marijuana patients can take their medicine[Read More…]
More Young Children with ADHD Could Benefit from Behavior Therapy
Behavior therapy recommended before medicine for young children with ADHD The recommended first treatment for young children with ADHD is underused. Entire Infographic Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2016. More young children 2 to 5 years of age receiving care for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) could benefit from psychological services – including[Read More…]
On the Road to Finding Other Earths (Watch)
Pasadena, CA-(ENEWSPF)- Scientists are getting closer to finding worlds that resemble our own “blue marble” of a planet. NASA’s Kepler mission alone has confirmed more than 1,000 planets outside our solar system — a handful of which are a bit bigger than Earth and orbit in the habitable zones of their[Read More…]
Powerful Winds Spotted From Mysterious X-Ray Binaries
ESA-(ENEWSPF)- ESA’s XMM-Newton has discovered gas streaming away at a quarter of the speed of light from very bright X-ray binaries in two nearby galaxies. At X-ray wavelengths, the celestial sky is dominated by two types of astronomical objects: supermassive black holes, sitting at the centres of large galaxies and[Read More…]
Are We Alone? Setting Some Limits To Our Uniqueness
University of Rochester-(ENEWSPF)- Are humans unique and alone in the vast universe? This question–summed up in the famous Drake equation–has for a half-century been one of the most intractable and uncertain in science. But a new paper shows that the recent discoveries of exoplanets combined with a broader approach to the[Read More…]
NASA to Provide Coverage of May 9 Mercury Transit of the Sun (Video)
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2016. NASA is inviting viewers around the world to see a relatively rare celestial event, with coverage of the Monday, May 9 transit of the sun by the planet Mercury. Media may view the event at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Mercury passes between[Read More…]
