Sea Stars May Be “Drowning” – Organic Matter, Bacteria Doom Starfish to Oxygen Depletion
For more than seven years, a mysterious wasting disease has nearly killed off sea star populations around the world. Some of these species stand at…
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Scientists Develop New Gene Therapy Strategy to Delay Aging and Extend Lifespan
Cellular senescence, a state of permanent growth arrest, has emerged as a hallmark and fundamental driver of organismal aging. It is regulated by both genetic…
Deepening Astronomical Mystery: On the Hunt for a Missing Giant Black Hole
Astronomers are searching for signs of a supermassive black hole in the galaxy cluster Abell 2261. Nearly all large galaxies contain central black holes, and…
Pioneering Computational Model of Entire SARS-CoV-2 Virus Responsible for COVID-19
Pioneering multiscale model allows researchers to plug in and better understand information as new discoveries are made. Researchers at the University of Chicago have created…
NASA Selects 4 Astrophysics Missions to Study Universe’s Secrets
NASA has chosen four small-scale astrophysics missions for further concept development in a new program called Pioneers. Through small satellites and scientific balloons, these selections…
New State of Matter Discovered by Scientists: Liquid Glass
While glass is a truly ubiquitous material that we use on a daily basis, it also represents a major scientific conundrum. Contrary to what one…
Scientists Discover a Way to Control the Immune System’s “Natural Killer” Cells With “Invisible” Stem Cells
UC San Francisco scientists have discovered a new way to control the immune system’s “natural killer” (NK) cells, a finding with implications for novel cell…
Hidden Symmetry Could Be Key to Ultra-Powerful Quantum Computers
Researchers have found a way to protect highly fragile quantum systems from noise, which could aid in the design and development of new quantum devices,…
Microbes That Feed on Hydrogen Living Beneath Glaciers – But Where Is the Hydrogen Coming From?
Using years’ worth of data collected from ice-covered habitats all over the world, a Montana State University team has discovered new insights into the processes…
Cornell University to Extract Energy From Manure to Heat the Campus
University considers proposal to convert cattle manure to methane and use it in combination with geothermal energy to heat the campus all winter. Cornell University…
New Genetics Research Reveals How Earth’s Oddest Mammal Got to Be So Bizarre
Often considered the world’s oddest mammal, Australia’s beaver-like, duck-billed platypus exhibits an array of bizarre characteristics: it lays eggs instead of giving birth to live…
The Sun in 2020: 366 Daily Images by ESA’s Proba-2 Satellite
These 366 images of the Sun were made by ESA’s Proba-2 satellite in 2020. This satellite is continuously monitoring the changing activity of the Sun….
Testing Shows COVID-19 Lingered Longer Than Reported in Wuhan, China
Wuhan City in China was the first place to report COVID-19 in the world and — between December 2019 and May 2020 — caused nearly…
When Galaxies Collide: Hubble Showcases 6 Magnificent Galaxy Mergers
To celebrate a new year, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has published a montage of six beautiful galaxy mergers. Each of these merging systems was…
Extraordinary Diversity: Unusual Sex Chromosomes of Platypus, Emu and Duck
Three papers unveil the extraordinary diversity of animal sex chromosomes. The sex chromosomes genetically define the developmental fate of an embryo to become a male…
“Smoking Mountain” – An Outburst From Popocatépetl Volcano in Mexico
Popocatépetl volcano—the name is Aztec for “smoking mountain” — is one of Mexico’s most active volcanoes. The glacier-clad stratovolcano has been erupting since January 2005,…
AI Boosted by Parallel Convolutional Light-Based Processors
The exponential growth of data traffic in our digital age poses some real challenges on processing power. And with the advent of machine learning and…
Sudden Stratospheric Warming May Trigger “Beast From the East”
A new study led by researchers at the Universities of Bristol, Exeter, and Bath helps to shed light on the winter weather we may soon…