Astronomers Show There Are Four Classes of Planetary Systems
Astronomers have long been aware that planetary systems are not necessarily structured like our solar system. Researchers from the Universities of Bern and Geneva, as…
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New Study Significantly Narrows Search for Elusive Dark Matter Particles
An international research team has made significant progress in the search for dark matter with the use of a precision experiment developed at the University…
Climate Change Now Even Affects Our View of the Cosmos
New research reveals how global warming affects astronomy. The clarity of the atmosphere above the site from where the observations are taken has a delicate…
Scientists Are Using the “Dark Matter” of the Human Genome To Help Cure Cancer
Scientists have identified new cancer treatment targets. In Switzerland, cancer is the second-leading cause of death. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the cancer form…
A New, Non-Addictive Pain Killer With Fewer Side Effects
A promising new non-opioid painkiller (analgesic) has been discovered, with potentially fewer side effects than other potent painkillers. A team of researchers led by scientists…
Ground-Breaking Number of Brown Dwarfs Discovered
A recent study directly images four new brown dwarfs. Brown dwarfs are mysterious celestial bodies that fall between the heaviest planets and the lightest stars,…
Evidence of Unprecedented Modern Sea-Level Rise Found in Ancient Caves
A geology professor at the University of South Florida has uncovered the influence of the industrial boom on global warming. The early 1900s were a…
Planetary Defense: Study Finds That NASA’s DART Spacecraft Could Obliterate Asteroids
University of Bern researchers simulate planetary defense. The world’s first comprehensive planetary defense test against potential asteroid impacts on Earth is being conducted by NASA…
Long-Term Liquid Water – Required for Life – Could Exist on Planets That Are Very Different From Earth
Liquid water is an important prerequisite for life to develop on a planet. As researchers report in a new study, liquid water could also exist…
Having Strange Dreams? They Might Be Helping Your Brain Learn Better
According to Human Brain Project experts, strange dreams may help your brain learn better According to the National Sleep Foundation, we dream four to six…
Extreme Alien World: Strange Exoplanet Has a Complex and Exotic Atmosphere
An international team including researchers from the University of Bern and the University of Geneva as well as the National Centre of Competence in Research…
The Battle of the COVID Variants: A Winning Approach
In order to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in the long term, it is crucial to understand why one SARS-CoV-2 variant prevails over another. An international…
Eccentric Exoplanet Discovered: Sub-Neptune Planet Orbiting in “Habitable Zone” of Red Dwarf Star
Led by the University of Bern, an international research team has discovered a sub-Neptune exoplanet orbiting a red dwarf star. The discovery was also made…
Planetary Composition: The Planet Does Not Fall Far From the Star
A compositional link between planets and their respective host star has long been assumed in astronomy. For the first time now, a team of scientists,…
Astrophysicist Derives New Mathematical Solutions to an Old Problem in Astronomy
The Bernese theoretical astrophysicist Kevin Heng has achieved a rare feat: On paper, he has derived novel solutions to an old mathematical problem needed to…
Golden Target: Unique Exoplanet Photobombs CHEOPS Study of Nearby Star System
Photobombs — when something or someone unexpectedly enters a camera’s field of sight during the taking of a photograph — happen every day. Sometimes it…
Scientists Use New Technology to Detect Signatures of Life Remotely
It could be a milestone on the path to detecting life on other planets: Scientists under the leadership of the University of Bern and of…
Ocean Temperature Reconstructed Over the Last 700,000 Years Using Air Bubbles Trapped in Glacier Ice
Researchers from the Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research at the University of Bern have, for the first time, reconstructed mean ocean temperatures over the…
