Clues revealed by the recently sharpened view of the Hubble Space Telescope have allowed astronomers to map the location of invisible "dark matter" in unprecedented detail in two very young galaxy clusters.
Health ministries, U.S. government agencies, clinical experts and reproductive health professionals will convene in Bangkok through Dec. 7 to address cervical cancer prevention in low-resource settings.
Using tiny semiconductor crystals, biological probes and a laser, engineers have developed a new method of finding specific sequences of DNA by making them light up beneath a microscope.
Acoustical engineers say hospital noise levels have grown steadily over the past five decades, stressing patients and staff, raising the risk of medical errors and hindering efforts to modernize hospitals with speech recognition systems.
Researchers working with rats have found the first solid evidence that still "sharp" older brains store and encode memories differently than younger brains.
Stem Cell Research 101 is a one-day primer on the science, ethics and politics of stem cell research for policymakers, journalists and interested citizens. Tuesday, Nov. 15, in Washington, D.C.
Researchers have discovered a mathematical formula that may enable more precise models of turbulence, with practical implications in areas as diverse as weather forecasting, pollutant control, engine design and astrophysics.
Johns Hopkins University's new Institute for Computational Medicine will use powerful information management and computing technologies to produce a better understanding of the origins of human disease.
Researchers have discovered that plant-derived compounds known for their ability to protect tissue also block an enzyme that triggers inflammation in joints. The findings could lead to new arthritis treatments and better methods of making artificial cartilage.
A number of Johns Hopkins University faculty members are at the head of the class when it comes to helping education reporters find sources for their stories.
Two faculty members from Johns Hopkins University are headed for Louisiana to help with setting up a mental health crisis response team for those displaced by Hurricane Katrina, especially children and families.
Three Johns Hopkins University professors in the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering are available to answer reporters' questions on water quality issues facing the Gulf Coast region in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
A Johns Hopkins constitutional law scholar available to comment on the legacy of Chief Justice Rehnquist, what happens next and how the court may change with two new justices.
Collagen often pops up in beauty products and supermodel lips. But by mating collagen with a molecular hitchhiker, materials scientists hope to create some important medical advances.
Johns Hopkins biologists have determined how developing embryos tell their specialized "germ cells" whether to develop into a male's sperm or a female's eggs.
An NSF-funded center dedicated to improving the reliability and trustworthiness of voting technology, drawing on experts in computer science, public policy and human behavior, will be based at The Johns Hopkins University.
Special circuits in the brain's visual center automatically organize what one sees into a "whole" even as one's attention is focused only on one part of a scene.
A Johns Hopkins undergraduate engineer has identified a stronger alloy blend for platinum jewelry.
Undergraduate engineers build 17-foot model of military surveillance airship that would hover at outer edge of atmosphere.
Hubble Space Telescope still images and time-lapse video of the collision of Deep Impact and comet Tempel 1 are available online.
Physicists have a pretty good idea of what to expect when friction and adhesion occur in the visible world. You jam on the brakes and your car stops. But how slippery or sticky are things that are too small to see?
Parents: Want to keep your kids' math skills from slipping over the summer? Have them take the weekly "Summer Math Challenge" from the Johns Hopkins Center for Summer Learning. It's a fun, easy way to combat "summer slide."
The reason talking on a cell phone makes drivers less safe may be that the brain can't simultaneously give full attention to both the visual task of driving and the auditory task of listening.
Undergrad engineers answer challenge to make tractor useable by disabled volunteers at southern Maryland state park.
An experimental drug combined with an already-popular memory-enhancing compound may further delay memory loss in patients with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
Summer shouldn't be a time for academic backsliding, but summer learning doesn't have to be a chore for children or their parents. In fact, favorite summer pastimes like backyard cookouts and trips to the beach are always opportunities to learn something new.
Drawing on experts in environmental engineering, biology, chemistry and other disciplines, The Johns Hopkins University has launched a new center to provide a more detailed understanding of hazardous contaminants in urban environments.
Three engineering undergraduates -- two of them starters on the Johns Hopkins women's basketball team -- have designed and built a system that uses sound emitters in the ball and on the backboard to enable blind people to play basketball.
Researchers have pinpointed a circuit in the brain responsible for encoding decision-making behavior, a circuit that -- if damaged -- appears to prevent a person from altering that behavior when circumstances change.
Language cues can provide the "glue" that helps fasten certain visual patterns into small children's memories.
The second annual National Summer Learning Day on Thursday, July 14, is a chance for schools and summer camps across the country to emphasize the importance of summertime studies for primary and secondary school students.
Education researchers at Johns Hopkins University are available to comment on summer learning loss.
A geologist has explained how the world's largest zinc deposit formed without the volcanic activity usually associated with zinc fields. The answer: It was something like a lava lamp.
A researcher proposes an explanation for the low rates of extinction in marine life during one of the greatest ice ages of all, late in the Paleozoic Era from 330 million to 290 million years ago.
A curriculum for middle schoolers based on learning about and investing in the stock market pays off in improved attendance, interest in school and grades.
Nearly all American nonprofits surveyed already are complying with financial reporting practices that would be required under recent congressional proposals.
Chemists have discovered a new way to sabotage DNA's ability to reproduce, a finding that could eventually lead to the development of new anti-cancer drugs and therapies.
Can a robot learn to navigate in the dark like a cockroach? A Johns Hopkins engineering undergrad, working in his professor's robotics lab, has built a flexible, sensor-laden antenna to make it possible.
A Johns Hopkins undergraduate student contributed to new research showing that electrical changes in the heart leading to heart failure can occur long before a patient exhibits any clinical symptoms.
New computer simulations are answering questions about how black holes swallow matter and release energy, challenging common wisdom about the phenomenon.
An inspection of Thai villages and ports struck by tsunami waves has uncovered some engineering lessons that might reduce casualties and destruction in future oceanic upheavals.
A. Hope Jahren of Johns Hopkins will be awarded the James B. Macelwane Medal on Dec. 7 at the American Geophysical Union's annual meeting in San Francisco.
A team of astronomers has proposed a third way -- involving neither a shuttle flight nor a robotic repair mission -- to keep Hubble science flowing.
A radio-frequency ID system used to deter car thefts and as a convenience device for buying gasoline can be defeated with low-cost technology, computer scientists have determined.
Poor women who are physically or sexually abused at some point in their lives are less likely to maintain stable intimate relationships, according to a new study.
A team of astronomers has taken an unprecedented peek at Orion the Hunter and come away with observations that may lead to enhanced knowledge of how interstellar dust absorbs and scatters ultraviolet starlight.
The world is invited to watch Johns Hopkins University archaeologists uncover clues to ancient Egyptian life by visiting "Hopkins in Egypt Today," a Web site chronicling the university's research at Luxor and elsewhere in Egypt.
Coastal engineer and wave expert Robert Dalrymple, who is building a mathematical model of the effect of tsunamis on coastal structures, is available for interviews.
A Johns Hopkins physicist has designed a new calendar that he says would have "profound economic and practical benefits" if adopted worldwide. He says the perfect time to introduce it would be Jan. 1, 2006.
As Americans open their pocketbooks to charities this holiday season, a study shows that the United States lags behind other countries in terms of private philanthropy, at least when the value of volunteer work is included.
RSS
Medicine keyboard_arrow_right
Sciencekeyboard_arrow_right
Life keyboard_arrow_right
Business keyboard_arrow_right
Journal News keyboard_arrow_right
By Location keyboard_arrow_right
Meetings, Grants, and Events keyboard_arrow_right