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Microlensing Study Suggests Most Common Outer Planets Likely Neptune-mass
Neptune-mass exoplanets like the one shown in this artist's rendering may be the most common in the icy regions of planetary systems. Beyond a...
Number of known black holes expected to double in two years with new detection...
This computer-simulated image shows a supermassive black hole at the core of a galaxy. The black region in the center represents the black hole's...
Astronomers discover dark past of planet-eating ‘Death Star’
HIP68468, a twin star to the sun about 300 light-years away, may have swallowed one or more of its planets, based on lithium and...
Groundbreaking discovery has potential to improve therapies for cancer and other diseases
Credit: Lawson Health Research Institute
The Retinoblastoma protein (pRB) has long been studied for its role in cell growth and the prevention of cancer. In...
Cellular reprogramming reverses signs of aging
This image shows the discovery by researchers that induction of partial cellular reprogramming improved muscle regeneration in aged mice. (Left) Impaired muscle repair in...
It’s all in the eyes: women and men really do see things differently
There is a gender difference in understanding visual cues, according to a study.Image Credit: Flickr/lior mosko
Women and men look at faces and absorb visual...
Sedentary lifestyles can undermine the boys’ school success
A sedentary lifestyle is linked to poorer reading skills in the first three school years in 6-8 year old boys, according to a new...
First signs of weird quantum property of empty space?
This artist's view shows how the light coming from the surface of a strongly magnetic neutron star (left) becomes linearly polarised as it travels...
Researchers find biggest exposed fault on Earth
Researchers have for the first time seen and documented the Banda Detachment fault in eastern Indonesia and worked out how it formed.
Credit: Image courtesy...
Biggest and best diamonds formed in deep mantle metallic liquid
Assortment of diamond offcuts used in this study. The largest is 9.6 carats. These diamonds could be analyzed by destructive means (polishing to expose...
Capturing the Energy of Slow Motion
Low-frequency mechanical energy harvesting could provide as much as 40 percent of the power requirements for next generation smartphones and tablets.Credit: Wang Lab/Penn State
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