A How-To Guide to Designing Cancer Drugs
Scripps Research scientists have identified how the structure of the PI3Kα protein changes in cancer cells, providing insight into potential drug-targeting strategies. Understanding the structure…
Stanford Breakthrough Paves Way Next-Generation Lithium Metal Batteries That Charge Very Quickly
New lithium metal batteries with solid electrolytes are lightweight, inflammable, pack a lot of energy, and can be recharged very quickly, but they have been…
NASA’s Record-Breaking Lucy Spacecraft Has a New Asteroid Target
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will add another asteroid encounter to its 4-billion-mile journey. On November 1, 2023, Lucy will get a close-up view of a small…
Nuclear Popcorn: New Research Sheds Light on the Enigmatic Strong Nuclear Force
The shape of heavy nuclei changes as the energy level varies. The universe is governed by four fundamental forces that dictate the interactions between particles…
New Findings Explain Long-Standing, Baffling Cell Mystery
Optimized by nature over 100 million years of evolution, a smart liquid provides a crucial coupling that ensures cell division correctly proceeds. Scientists from Paul…
Coffee + Milk: A Dynamic Duo for Fighting Inflammation
Can something as simple as a cup of coffee with milk have an anti-inflammatory effect in humans? Apparently so, according to a new study from…
Building a New Type of Efficient Artificial Intelligence Inspired by the Brain
Although the brain’s architecture is very shallow, brain-inspired artificial neural networks’ learning capabilities can outperform deep learning. Traditionally, artificial intelligence stems from human brain dynamics….
Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica Calves Massive Iceberg As Big as Greater London
An enormous iceberg measuring 600 miles² (1550 km²), almost the size of Greater London, has broken off the 500-foot (150-meter) thick Brunt Ice Shelf. It…
New Study Sheds Light on the Genetic Origins of Cleft Lip and Palate
Researchers at the University of Bonn have uncovered clues to the underlying causes of the condition. Cleft lip and palate are common congenital malformations that…
Hubble Space Telescope Explores a Turbulent Tarantula
A snapshot of the Tarantula Nebula (also known as 30 Doradus) is the most recent Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week. The Tarantula Nebula…
Unlocking the Secrets of Climate Change: Linking Fossil Proxies to Living Bacteria
The missing piece in reconstructing the Earth’s climate history also provides a new understanding of the early evolution of life. Microbial skins made of lipids,…
Physicists Discover a New Approach for Solving the Bizarre Dark Energy Mystery
What is behind dark energy — and what connects it to the cosmological constant introduced by Albert Einstein? Two physicists from the University of Luxembourg…
“Striking” Differences – New Research Helps Explain Why Obesity Is More Dangerous for Men
Building blocks of blood vessels, known as pericytes, have been linked to inflammation and disease processes in male mice. A study conducted by York University…
We Asked a NASA Scientist: Where Do Moons Come From?
Where do moons come from? Well, they actually can come from a lot of different places. Our Moon, for example, we believe formed in a…
Supercharged T Cells: A New Way To Kill Pancreatic Cancer With Minimal Side Effects
A new immunotherapy releases cancer-killing cytokines only within the tumor. Researchers at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) have developed a new T cell-based…
Researchers Have Discovered a Novel Quantum State
A research team involving the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) has discovered a quantum state where water remains liquid even at extremely low temperatures. The team, consisting…
Could Vitamin D Supplements Lower Your Risk of Skin Cancer?
A study conducted by the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital found that fewer cases of melanoma were observed among regular users of…
JPL and the Space Age: The Changing Face of Mars (NASA Documentary)
Other than Earth, no planet in the solar system has been so thoroughly or long examined as Mars. For more than two decades now NASA’s…
