Scientists Turn Onion Cells Into Artificial Muscles
En route to designing a new and improved synthetic muscle, researchers at National Taiwan University realized the cells of an onion might work just as well.
Astrophysicists Confirm HL Tau Image Shows Forming Planets
It's settled. The controversial image of HL Tau, a young star and its surrounding disk of gas and dust, does indeed show planet formation.
Dolphins Form Complex Social Networks
Understanding dolphin social networks will also help scientists study breeding behavior and the spread of disease.
Rural Indiana School Suspends 5th Graders for Alleged Gang Activity
The common age of fifth graders is 10 or 11 years old, and the population of Bunker Hill, Ind., where four 5th graders were suspended for alleged gang activity, is less than 1,000, according to the 2010 census.
Carbon Nanotube-coated Spiders Spin Super Strong Silk
Researchers discovered the phenomenon after spraying a handful of arachnids called cellar spiders with a graphene-water solution.
Bank Robbery at Brighton Bank in South Salt Lake
The Brighton Bank at 93 W. 3300 South was robbed by a male suspect at 10 a.m. today. The suspect showed the bank teller a note demanding cash and saying that he was armed with a gun, but no gun was displayed or brandished.
Japan-led Asian Development Bank to Work with China’s AIIB
According to a statement issued by ADB, Nakao and Jin Liqun, the interim secretariat of AIIB, met on Friday and agreed to “work together for Asia.”
VA Blocks More than a Billion Cyber Threats in March
In February the department blocked more than 934 million such intrusions.
Study: Blue Whales Can’t Avoid Barges, Ocean Liners
"Instead of diving, where the animal kicks tail up and goes down vertically, they just sink horizontally," researcher Jeremy Goldbogen said of the blue whale's response to oncoming ships.
New Images Reveal Lava Lake on Jupiter’s Moon Lo
Researchers have used a ground-based telescope to detail a lava lake on Jupiter's moon Io. It's the first time a telescope on Earth has been used to generate sharp images of Io's geologic features.
Mystery $75,000 Calif. Lottery Winner Was Undercover Investigator
Lottery spokesman Russell Lopez said the Chevron station in Palmdale is being probed after the investigator was given $75 for a scratch-off ticket worth $75,000.
Chuck Norris: Texas is at Risk for Being Invaded by the U.S. Military
Jade Helm 15 is a special operations military exercise to be conducted in the southwestern United States where the terrain and environment most resemble what armed forces would find in the Middle East.
Mayor Becker Appoints Veteran Firefighter Brian Dale to Department Chief
Mayor Ralph Becker is pleased to announce the appointment of Brian A. Dale as the new Chief of the Salt Lake City Fire Department.
MIT Student Records Video of his Own Brain Surgery
A Massachusetts doctoral student shared video of his own brain surgery recorded so he could better understand his own illness.