Viruses Can Steal Our Genetic Code to Create New Hybrid Human-Virus Genes
Scientists have shown that a large group of viruses, including the influenza viruses and other serious pathogens, steal genetic signals from their hosts to expand…
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Alien Civilization Could Use a Black Hole to Generate Energy – 50-Year-Old Theory Experimentally Verified
A 50-year-old theory that began as speculation about how an alien civilization could use a black hole to generate energy has been experimentally verified for…
Physicists Slow Down the Speed of Light
By applying a mask to an optical beam to give photons a spatial structure, physicists have demonstrated that spatially structured photons travel slower than the…
Gravitational-Wave Observations Shine New Light on Universe Expansion
A newly published study details how scientists developed a new way to use gravitational waves to measure the expansion rate of the universe. In a…
Nakhla Fragment Shows First Evidence of Water Dissolving the Surface of Mars
A newly published study details the test results of a 1.7-gram fragment of a Martian meteorite known as Nakhla, showing the first evidence of water…
Brain Oscillations Reveal We Experience the World in Rapid Snapshots
Neuroscientists from the University of Glasgow have demonstrated that our brains experience the world in discrete snapshots determined by the cycles of brain rhythms. While…