WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (UPI) — A survey of near-Earth asteroids shows they come in a far wider variety of shapes, sizes and surfaces than previously thought, U.S. researchers say.
The findings are based on infrared scanning of about 100 asteroids by NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, SPACE.com reported Thursday.
The effort is part of a larger Spitzer [...]

FARMINGTON, Conn., Sept. 2 (UPI) — A U.S. doctor says he is against using antibiotics long-term or intravenously for chronic Lyme disease.
Dr. Henry Feder of the University of Connecticut Health Center says the disease — caused by ticks infected with the bacteria B. Burgdorferi and named for the Connecticut community where it was [...]

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 (UPI) — An increasing number of New York skyscrapers are turning their lights off at night — not to save energy but to save birds’ lives, officials say.
The “lights out” project to help reduce the number of birds hitting the high rise building was organized by the New York City [...]

EVANSTON, Ill., Sept. 2 (UPI) — U.S. researchers say they’ve discovered a class of nanostructures that could be used for gas storage and food or medical technologies — oh, and they’re edible.
Northwestern University scientists say the porous crystals are the first known all-natural metal-organic frameworks that are simple to make. Most MOFs are [...]

HOUSTON, Sept. 2 (UPI) — An ancient herbal remedy whose active ingredient is the main constituent of a modern diabetes drug may help combat cancer, two U.S. studies show.
The studies, published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research, support previous research that found diabetes patients receiving the drug metformin are less prone to developing cancer.
Metformin [...]