Gene-Edited Butterfly Mutants Reveal Secrets of Ancient “Junk” DNA
According to new research, butterfly wing patterns have a basic plan to them, which is manipulated by non-coding regulatory DNA to create the diversity of…
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Signs of Water on Mars Might Actually Be an Indication of Something Else
Astronomers explain Mars’ watery reflections. Bright reflections under Mars’ South Pole’s surface, according to Cornell University astronomers, are more likely to be the result of…
New AI Algorithms Predict Sports Teams’ Moves With 80% Accuracy
New algorithms can predict the in-game actions of volleyball players with more than 80% accuracy. Now the Cornell Laboratory for Intelligent Systems and Controls, which…
The Hidden Cost of Plant-Based Meat
Although plant-based “beef” may reduce carbon dioxide emissions, it also threatens 1.5 million agricultural jobs. The use of plant-based beef substitutes has the potential to…
Scientists Unravel “Hall Effect” Physics Mystery
The search for next-generation memory storage devices unravels a physics mystery. A multinational group of scientists has made progress in the use of antiferromagnetic materials…
Prenatal Supplement Helps Body More Efficiently Use Key Nutrient for Fetal Brain Development
Choline helps the body use an essential nutrient during a baby’s development The nutrient choline has already been proven to have long-term advantages for children…
First-Ever Image of the Supermassive Black Hole at the Center of the Milky Way
Team reveals first image of the black hole at our galaxy’s heart. An international team of more than 300 scientists from 80 institutions has created…
Light-Infused Hybrid Particles Speed Energy Transfer in Organic Semiconductors
Polaritons offer the best of two very different worlds. These hybrid particles combine light and molecules of organic material, making them ideal energy transfer vessels…
New Dog Coronavirus Jumps to Humans, With a Protein Shift
Cornell scientists have identified a shift that occurs in canine coronavirus that points to a possible pattern of change found in other coronaviruses and which…
Mechanism “Splits” Electron Spins in Magnetic Material – Could Enable New Energy-Efficient Memory Devices
Cornell researchers identified an approach to switch the magnetization in thin layers of a ferromagnet by holding the proper material at the right angle —…
COVID Can Infect Pacemaker Cells That Maintain the Heart’s Rhythm, Setting Off a Self-Destruction Process
Are COVID-19-linked arrhythmias caused by viral damage to the heart’s pacemaker cells? The SARS-CoV-2 virus can infect specialized pacemaker cells that maintain the heart’s rhythmic…
Magnetism Helps Electrons Vanish in High-Temperature Superconductors
Superconductors – metals in which electricity flows without resistance – hold promise as the defining material of the near future, according to physicist Brad Ramshaw,…
Poisoning From Lead Ammunition Is Stunting Bald Eagle Rebound
Bald eagle populations have slowly recovered from near devastation after the government banned DDT in 1972, but another ongoing issue has weakened that rebound –…
Enigmatic Immune Cells May Ignite Inflammation in Multiple Sclerosis and Other Brain Disorders
A group of immune cells that normally protect against inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract may have the opposite effect in multiple sclerosis (MS) and other…
Key Immune Cells Maintain Healthy Gut Bacteria to Protect Against Colon Cancer
An immune cell subset called innate lymphoid cells (ILC3s) protects against colorectal cancer, in part by helping to maintain a healthy dialogue between the immune…
Brain Drain: Scientists Solve Puzzling Mystery of Why Neurons Consume So Much Energy Even When at Rest
Pound for pound, the brain consumes vastly more energy than other organs, and, puzzlingly, it remains a fuel-guzzler even when its neurons are not firing…
Primates’ Ancestors May Have Left Trees To Survive Asteroid That Wiped Out the Dinosaurs
When an asteroid struck 66 million years ago and wiped out dinosaurs not related to birds and three-quarters of life on Earth, early ancestors of…
New Science Shows Earth’s Natural Carbon Sinks Hold Vital Power in Climate Fight
Earth’s vast habitats from the poles to the equator have a robust capacity to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere due to previously undiscovered rock…
