Perplexing 16-Year-Old Cosmic Mystery Solved, Revealing Stellar Missing Link
The Blue Ring Nebula, which perplexed scientists for over a decade, appears to be the youngest known example of two stars merged into one. In…
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Galaxies Have Gotten Hotter – A Warming Predicted by Dark Matter Theory
Johns Hopkins University study of 10 billion years of microwaves reveals a warming predicted by dark matter theory. Who says you can’t get hotter with…
Lurking in Genomic Shadows: How Giant Viruses Fuel the Genetic Evolution of Organisms
Viruses are tiny invaders that cause a wide range of diseases, from rabies to tomato spotted wilt virus and, most recently, COVID-19 in humans. But…
Smarter Artificial Intelligence Technology in a New Light-Powered Chip
Prototype tech shrinks AI to deliver brain-like functionality in one powerful device. Researchers have developed artificial intelligence technology that brings together imaging, processing, machine learning,…
“Rock Bottom” – Former Piece of Pacific Ocean Floor Imaged Deep Beneath China
Study offers clues about the fate of tectonic plates that sink deep in Earth’s mantle. In a study that gives new meaning to the term…
Gravitational Lenses – Using the Light Warping Predicted by Einstein – Measure Universe Expansion
It’s one of the big cosmology debates: the universe is expanding, but how fast exactly? Two available measurements yield different results. Leiden physicist David Harvey…
Major Measles Outbreaks Likely in Wake of COVID-19 Pandemic
Major measles outbreaks will likely occur during 2021 as an unexpected consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new academic article. The article, published…
Antidepressant Sertraline (Zoloft) Helps Inhibit Growth of Cancer Cells
New research has shown that the antidepressant sertraline helps to inhibit the growth of cancer cells. The substance acts on a metabolic addiction that allows…
Astronomy’s Most Exciting Puzzle Is About to Be Solved: Cosmic Flashes Come in All Different Sizes
By studying the site of a spectacular stellar explosion seen in April 2020, a Chalmers-led team of scientists have used four European radio telescopes to…
Scientists Find Chemicals Proven Harmful to Human Health in Household Dust
Since the 1970s, chemicals called brominated flame retardants (BFRs) have been added to a host of consumer and household products, ranging from electronics and mattresses…
Chapare Virus: Evidence Shows Human Transmission in Deadly Outbreak of Mysterious Disease
At TropMed2020, scientists describe rush to gauge risks of Chapare virus, an emerging hemorrhagic fever seen previously in only one patient. Researchers have discovered that…
Antidepressant Fluvoxamine May Prevent Serious Illness in COVID-19 Patients
Antidepressant drug repurposed for patients with coronavirus infection. In a preliminary study of COVID-19 patients with mild-to-moderate disease who were attempting to recover in their…
Are Dogs Spreading SARS-CoV-2? Study Finds Living With a Dog Increases Risk of Contracting COVID-19
A study conducted by the University of Granada and the Andalusian School of Public Health has analyzed the main risk factors in the transmission of…
Quantum Algorithm Breakthrough
Researchers led by City College of New York physicist Pouyan Ghaemi report the development of a quantum algorithm with the potential to study a class…
Two Anti-inflammatory Medications Shown to Accelerate Recovery From COVID-19
Monoclonal antibody tested by researchers at University of São Paulo and experimental drug given to patients in Italy by University of Pennsylvania research group promoted…
Heat and Dust Help Launch Martian Water High Into the Atmosphere Where It’s Lost to Space
Scientists using an instrument aboard NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN, or MAVEN, spacecraft have discovered that water vapor near the surface of the Red…
“Cold Spray” Technology: 3D-Printing Biomedical Parts With Supersonic Speed
Forget glue, screws, heat or other traditional bonding methods. A Cornell-led collaboration has developed a 3D printing technique that creates cellular metallic materials by smashing…
Promising New Drug Compounds Identified to Potentially Treat Viruses Like COVID-19, Flu & Ebola
Research Could Accelerate Efforts to Develop New Anti-Viral Drugs to Fight Flu, Ebola, and Novel Coronaviruses like COVID-19. Researchers at the University of Maryland School…