3,400 Years Old – Chemists Uncover Secrets of Ancient Egyptian Painters
As part of a comprehensive research project in collaboration with the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities and the University of Liège, a global team of researchers…
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Unlocking the Secrets of COVID-19: Why Some Populations Are Hit Harder Than Others
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the range of clinical outcomes for individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 varied widely, from showing no symptoms to succumbing to the disease….
Hexagons on Mars: New Evidence of an Environment Conducive to the Emergence of Life
Scientists have discovered fossil evidence of a cyclical climate on Mars, with wet and dry seasons like those on Earth. This environment, in which simple…
Mars’ Olympus Mons – the Largest Volcano in the Solar System – May Have Once Been an Island
Research reveals that the Olympus Mons and Alba Mons volcanoes on Mars exhibit features similar to Earth’s active volcanic islands, likely indicating past interaction between…
Unlocking the Moon’s Inner Mysteries: Discovery of a Solid Core
Researchers have discovered that the Moon has a solid core and explained the presence of iron-rich materials on its surface. By combining various techniques, scientists…
Scientists Discover Oldest Scale Plans of Mysterious Desert Mega Structures
A new study recently published in the journal PLOS ONE details the oldest known scale plans of man-made megastructures. These engravings, which are estimated to…
Harnessing the Power of Sound: A Novel Method To Test Protein Bonds
We rely on temporary protein-protein bonds for essential processes including enzymatic reactions, antibody binding, and response to medication. The ability to precisely characterize these interactions…
Unraveling Cosmic Mysteries: Celestial Monsters and the Origins of Globular Clusters
Researchers from the universities of Geneva, Paris, and Barcelona have uncovered strong evidence that the peculiarities seen in sizable star clusters can be explained by…
Researchers Discover Unusual Compound in Famous 17th-Century Painting
Scientists from the Rijksmuseum, CNRS, the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, the University of Amsterdam, and the University of Antwerp made a rare discovery of lead…
Lost for Centuries: Scientists Discover Texts From an Ancient Astronomical Catalog
Written over 2000 years ago, the Hipparchus Star Catalogue is the oldest known attempt to determine the precise position of fixed stars. Fragments of the…
Scientists Have Found a Way To Manipulate Digital Data Stored in DNA
Nonlinear decision-making with enzymatic neural networks DNA can be utilized to reliably store massive amounts of digital data. However, it has hitherto proven challenging to…
New Evidence That Neanderthals Were Carnivores
For the first time, zinc isotope ratios in tooth enamel have been analyzed with the aim of identifying the diet of a Neanderthal. The Neanderthal…
Scientists Discover That Chromosomes Are Fluid
Chromosome manipulation in live cells indicates that they are fluid. Researchers from CNRS, the Curie Institute, and Sorbonne University have successfully physically acted on chromosomes in live…
7 Million Years Old – New Secrets of the Oldest Representative of Humanity Revealed
A new study reveals that Sahelanthropus tchadensis, the oldest representative species of humanity, was bipedal. It is believed that the development of bipedalism was a…
3D Structure of the “Gateway” to the Liver Could Enable Treatments To Fight Hepatitis
Though it is an essential gateway to the liver, NTCP had not been well described before now. Na+-taurocholate co-transporting polypeptide (NTCP) is a protein located…
30 Exocomets Discovered in a Young Planetary System
For the past thirty years, astronomers have been fascinated with the star ß Pictoris because it allows them to observe a young planetary system in…
Seismic Algorithm Reveals Tonga Islands Eruption Was the Largest Explosive Eruption of the 21st Century
Seismic Algorithm Reveals the Magnitude of the January 2022 Tonga Islands Eruption On January 15, 2022, the eruption of a submarine volcano in the Tonga…
Balkanatolia: Forgotten Continent Discovered by Team of Paleontologists and Geologists
Balkanatolia: The Forgotten Continent That Sheds Light on the Evolution of Mammals A team of geologists and paleontologists has discovered that, some 50 million years…