A ‘Super-Puff’ Planet Like No Other – As Big as Jupiter but 10 Times Lighter
The core mass of the giant exoplanet WASP-107b is much lower than what was thought necessary to build up the immense gas envelope surrounding giant…
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The Male Y Chromosome Does More Than We Thought – Could Explain Why Men Suffer Differently From COVID-19
New light is being shed on a little-known role of Y chromosome genes, specific to males, that could explain why men suffer differently than women…
Exoplanet the Size of Neptune Discovered by Astronomers – About 32 Light-Years From Earth
An exoplanet the size of Neptune has been discovered around the young star AU Microscopii, thanks in part to the work of Jonathan Gagné, a…
Dead in Unmarked Graves Identified by Combining Genetics With Genealogy
In Quebec, gravestones did not come into common use until the second half of the 19th century, so historical cemeteries contain many unmarked graves. Inspired…
Shaping the Rings of Molecules – Using Biocatalysis to Control the Shapes of Macrocycles
Macrocycles are molecules made of large rings of atoms. Despite being relatively big and flexible, the molecules don’t always stay “floppy” — they can actually…
Scientists Were Wrong – Coral Reef Fish Not Affected by Ocean Acidification From Climate Change
Double-Checking the Science on the Effects of Ocean Acidification Sometimes it helps to check the facts. You may be surprised by what you find. Over…
New Microscopic “Fishing” Technique Catches More Than 9,000 Proteins From Human Cells
Using a new microscopic “fishing” technique, scientists at the Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM) and Université de Montréal have successfully snagged thousands of proteins key…