Massive Solar Eruption Blasts NASA Probe Head-On Before Impacting Earth
A massive eruption of solar material, known as a coronal mass ejection or CME, was detected escaping from the Sun at 11:36 p.m. EDT on…
The Dark Side of Urban Growth: Study Reveals Rampant Inequality in Cities
Urban scaling laws arise from disparities within cities. Urban inequality in Europe and the US is so pronounced that the majority of the benefits from…
Hubble Movie of DART Asteroid Impact Debris Reveals Surprising and Remarkable Changes
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captured a series of photos of rapid changes to the asteroid Dimorphos when it was deliberately hit by a 545-kilogram…
Molecular Teamwork To Boost Performance of Smartwatches and Solar Cells
Cooperativity in organic semiconductors may enhance the performance of smartwatches, solar cells, and other organic electronics. The virus responsible for E. coli infection has a…
CDC Warns of Deadly Fungus Spreading at Alarming Rate in U.S. Healthcare Facilities
Increasing Threat of Spread of Antimicrobial-resistant Fungus in Healthcare Facilities Candida auris (C. auris), an emerging fungus considered an urgent antimicrobial resistance (AR) threat, spread…
Breakthrough Discovery Unlocks Mysteries Surrounding Parasite Immunity and Development
Ticks have the ability to detect a cytokine from infected mammalian blood, triggering a defense mechanism against bacteria that cause Lyme disease. A team of…
Brain-Busting Diets: Why a High-Fat Diet Could Reduce Your Brain’s Ability To Regulate Food Consumption
A high-fat diet may hinder the brain’s regulation of calorie intake. New rat research in The Journal of Physiology found that short-term exposure to high-fat,…
Physicists Detect Subatomic Neutrinos Made by a Particle Collider for the First Time
Discovery promises to help physicists understand nature of universe’s most abundant particle. In a scientific first, a team led by physicists at the University of…
Revolutionary Gigapixel 3D Microscope Captures Life in Jaw-Dropping Detail
Stitching videos from dozens of cameras together provides unique 3D view of macroscopic experiments with microscopic detail. When a couple of plucky graduate students took…
Fourier Transformations Reveal How AI Learns Complex Physics
Scientific AI’s “Black Box” Is No Match for 200-Year-Old Method Fourier transformations reveal how deep neural network learns complex physics. One of the oldest tools…
Disturbing Findings: Child Drug Use Vastly Underestimated
Experts recommend future substance use research should combine survey and hair analysis results. Hair analysis could be the key to understanding adolescent drug usage, as…
Human Antibodies Discovered That Can Block Multiple Coronaviruses Including COVID-19
Results from a Scripps Research and UNC team pave the way for a vaccine and therapeutic antibodies that could be stockpiled to fight future coronavirus…
Surviving the Extreme: Scientists Discover Life in the Smoke of Underwater Volcanoes
In the depths of the ocean, along tectonic plate boundaries, hydrothermal vents emit hot fluids. These fluids lack oxygen and are rich in metals like…
Cancer Breakthrough: “Hard To Lose” Mutations in Tumors May Predict Response to Immunotherapy
Cancer specialists have attempted to utilize the number of mutations in a tumor, known as the tumor mutation burden (TMB), to forecast a patient’s response…
Landmark Solid Material Changes How We Use Sunlight
Solar power is becoming increasingly important as a renewable energy source. The high-energy UV light with a wavelength shorter than 400 nm found in sunlight…
A Better Measure of Metabolic Health: What Is Your Biological BMI?
ISB researchers construct a biological body mass index that offers a more accurate representation of metabolic health with measures that are more varied, informative, and…
Long COVID Pain: Increased Rates of Chest Pain Up to a Year After Infection
Even patients with mild COVID-19 infections can suffer from health complications for months, even years, post-infection. Nearly 19% of U.S. adults who had previously tested…
DOE Researchers Show How Window Shades Provide Up to 24% Heating Energy Savings
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) demonstrated that window shades with a cellular or honeycomb structure provide higher energy savings during…
