A Surprising Finding Indicates That 800,000-Year-Old Hominins Utilized Fire
The researchers find one of the earliest pieces of evidence supporting the usage of fire using cutting-edge AI methods. There’s a saying that where there’s…
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Scientists Discover That Blood Vessels Remember Their Origins
Researchers discover that blood vessels can be tailored to specific purposes. Our family history tends to influence our future in a variety of ways. The…
A Vortex in a Nanometric Teacup: Researchers Generate a Vortex Beam of Atoms and Molecules
Weizmann Institute of Science researchers generate, for the first time, a vortex beam of atoms and molecules. Vortices may conjure a mental image of whirlpools…
Surprising Arrangement of DNA in the Cell’s Nucleus Revealed by Novel Imaging Method
On the Outskirts of the Nucleus If you open a biology textbook and run through the images depicting how DNA is organized in the cell’s…
Jupiter’s Gigantic Super Polar Cyclones Are Here To Stay
Weizmann Institute scientists reveal how gigantic cyclones remain stable at both of Jupiter’s poles. Until recently, before NASA’s Juno space probe entered its orbit around…
Putting a Super Cork on the Coronavirus: New Hope in the Battle Against COVID-19
Therapeutic approach developed by Weizmann Institute scientists could spell new hope in the battle against COVID-19. Even though vaccines may be steering the world toward…
Calling Through the DNA Wire: A Newly Discovered Genetic “Switch”
Proteins communicating through the DNA molecule constitute a newly discovered genetic “switch.” Proteins can communicate through DNA, conducting a long-distance dialogue that serves as a…
Electronic Nose Might “Sniff Out” COVID-19-Infected People at Mass Scale [Video]
Electronic nose might “sniff out” COVID-19-infected people at mass scale, according to a preliminary proof-of-concept study. Reference: “Proof of Concept for Real-Time Detection of SARS…
How “Great” Was the Great Oxygenation Event? Enzyme “Family Tree” Reveals When Organisms First Started Using Oxygen
A look at enzyme evolution suggests life figured out how to use oxygen long before the main event. Around 2.5 billion years ago, our planet…
The Hunger Games: Scientists Uncover the Secret of the Hunger Switch in the Brain
A 3D structure reveals how a unique molecular switch in our brain causes us to feel full – and may help develop improved anti-obesity drugs….
Surprising Entropy Measurements Reveal Exotic Effect in “Magic-Angle” Graphene
Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology discover a surprising phase transition in twisted bilayer graphene. Most materials go…
Meeting a 100-Year-Old Challenge Could Lead the Way to Digital Aromas
Fragrances – promising mystery, intrigue and forbidden thrills – are blended by master perfumers, their recipes kept secret. In a new study on the sense…
Dirac Electrons Come Back to Life in Magic-Angle Graphene – Unusual Breaking of Symmetry
A new symmetry-broken parent state discovered in twisted bilayer graphene. In 2018 it was discovered that two layers of graphene twisted one with respect to…
Clever Decoy That Neutralizes Viruses Points Way to Treat Viruses That Cross From Animals to Humans
A host of disease-causing viruses called arenaviruses lurk in animal populations in various parts of the world, sometimes crossing over into humans. When they do…
Method for Measuring Animal Personality Developed to Explore Connections Between Genes and Behavior
A study on mice shows animal research may need to take into account the connection between genes, behavior and personality. We might refer to someone’s…
Juno Reveals Surprising Activity in Jupiter’s Interior
New results from the Juno Spacecraft show that Jupiter’s gravitational field is askew, with different patterns in its northern and southern hemispheres. NASA’s Juno spacecraft…
Newly Discovered Phenomenon Shows Electrons Can Move Much Faster Than Expected
A new study shows that electrons passing through a narrow constriction in a piece of metal can move much faster than expected, and that they…
Research Shows Volcanism and Greenhouse Gas Could Have Warmed Mars
New research from Brown University and Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science shows that warmth and water flow on ancient Mars were probably episodic, related to…
