Astronomers Explain Mystery Orbits in Outermost Reaches of Solar System
The strange orbits of some objects in the farthest reaches of our solar system, hypothesised by some astronomers to be shaped by an unknown ninth…
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Scientists Develop a New Way to Turn Sunlight Into Fuel
The quest to find new ways to harness solar power has taken a step forward after researchers successfully split water into hydrogen and oxygen by…
Scientists Identify Exoplanets With Same Chemical Conditions As Earth
Scientists have identified a group of planets outside our solar system where the same chemical conditions that may have led to life on Earth exist….
Stephen Hawking’s Final Theory About The Big Bang
Professor Stephen Hawking’s final theory on the origin of the universe, which he worked on in collaboration with Professor Thomas Hertog from KU Leuven, has…
A Star Disturbed Solar System Comets and Asteroids 70,000 Years Ago
About 70,000 years ago, when the human species was already on Earth, a small reddish star approached our solar system and gravitationally disturbed comets and…
Scientists Link Specific Genes to Individual Differences in Autistic Children
A team of scientists at the University of Cambridge has discovered that specific genes are linked to individual differences in brain anatomy in autistic children….
Scientists Unlock Genetic Code Behind Nature’s Most Vibrant Colors
Researchers have unlocked the genetic code behind some of the brightest and most vibrant colors in nature. The paper, to be published in the journal…
Excess Levels of Calcium in Brain Cells Linked to Parkinson’s Disease
Researchers have found that excess levels of calcium in brain cells may lead to the formation of toxic clusters that are the hallmark of Parkinson’s…
Researchers Identify Role of Mesp1 Gene in Cardiovascular Lineage Segregation
Researchers at the Université libre de Bruxelles and University of Cambridge identified the role of key gene Mesp1 in the earliest step of cardiovascular lineage…
ALMA Opens a New Window to the Distant Universe, Reveals ‘Whirlpool’ Movement
Astronomers have looked back to a time soon after the Big Bang, and have discovered swirling gas in some of the earliest galaxies to have…
Algae-Powered Fuel Cells Move a Step Closer to Reality
A new design of algae-powered fuel cells that is five times more efficient than existing plant and algal models, as well as being potentially more…
Physicists Chart the ‘Secret’ Movement of Quantum Particles
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have taken a peek into the secretive domain of quantum mechanics. In a theoretical paper published in the journal…
Astronomers Discover Smallest Star to Date, EBLM J0555-57Ab
A team of astronomers led by the University of Cambridge has discovered the smallest star to date. The star is about the size of Saturn….
ALMA Observes a Black Hole Producing Star-Making Fuel
In a newly published study, a team of astronomers reports observing jets of hot gas blasting out from the black hole in the center of…
Scientists Discover 520 Million-Year-Old Fossilized Nervous System
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have discovered a 520 million-year-old fossilized nervous system is the most complete and best example found to date. Researchers…
Ancient Milky Way Stars Contain Clues About The Early Universe
An international team of astronomers has discovered some of the oldest stars in the Milky Way. These stars could contain vital clues about the early…
Scientists Reveal New Lithium-Oxygen Battery Design
Using a highly porous graphene electrode, scientists have developed a lab-based demonstrator of a lithium-oxygen battery which has higher capacity, increased energy efficiency and improved…
Physicists Successfully Demonstrated the Squeezing of Individual Light Particles
Using an artificially constructed atom, known as a semiconductor quantum dot, a team of physicists has successfully demonstrated the squeezing of individual light particles. A…