Two pig hearts were successfully transplanted into brain-dead people

Tokyo, 13 July, /AJMEDIA/ Pig hearts beat for three days inside the chests of two brain-dead patients who were kept alive using ventilators. The feat helps researchers prepare for future… Read more

A supersensitive dark matter search found no signs of the substance — yet

Tokyo, 11 July, /AJMEDIA/ The next generation of dark matter detectors has arrived. A massive new effort to detect the elusive substance has reported its first results. Following a time-honored… Read more

Sand clouds are common in atmospheres of brown dwarfs

Tokyo, 10 July, /AJMEDIA/ Clouds of sand can condense, grow and disappear in some extraterrestrial atmospheres. A new look at old data shows that clouds made of hot silicate minerals… Read more

NASA reveals Webb telescope’s first cosmic targets

Tokyo, 9 July, /AJMEDIA/ NASA said Friday the first cosmic images from the James Webb Space Telescope will include unprecedented views of distant galaxies, bright nebulae, and a faraway giant… Read more

Azerbaijani FM meets with German scientist Michael Hess

Tokyo, 6 July, /AJMEDIA/ On July 7, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov received Associate Professor of Giessen University, German scientist Michael Reinhard Hess, AJMEDIA reports citing Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry. At… Read more

50 years ago, a new theory of Earth’s core began solidifying

Tokyo, 4 July, /AJMEDIA/ In the beginning, scientists believe there was an interstellar gas cloud of all the elements comprising the Earth. A billion or so years later, the Earth… Read more

A new look at the ‘mineral kingdom’ may transform how we search for life

Tokyo, 3 July, /AJMEDIA/ If every mineral tells a story, then geologists now have their equivalent of The Arabian Nights. For the first time, scientists have cataloged every different way… Read more

Feathers may have helped dinosaurs survive the Triassic mass extinction

Tokyo, 2 July, /AJMEDIA/ Widespread volcanic eruptions around 202 million years ago had a profound effect on Earth’s climate, triggering a mass extinction event that killed off three-fourths of the… Read more

This soft, electronic ‘nerve cooler’ could be a new way to relieve pain

Tokyo, 1 July, /AJMEDIA/ A flexible electronic implant could one day make pain management a lot more chill. Created from materials that dissolve in the body, the device encircles nerves… Read more

Emil Nasirli elected corresponding member of International Academy of Sciences

Tokyo, 30 June, /AJMEDIA/ he General Assembly of the Azerbaijan Branch of the International Council for Scientific Development – International Academy of Science (IAS) held a jubilee meeting dedicated to… Read more