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After the Kepler supernova explosion, no survivors were left behind
A new study argues that the explosion that Johannes Kepler observed in 1604 was caused by a merger of two stellar residues.
The Kepler supernova,...
Research confirms fecal bacteria contaminated surface water after Hurricane Harvey
Hurricane Harvey was an unprecedented rain event that delivered five consistent days of flooding and storms to Texas last August. Now, research from UTSA...
Artificial intelligence system designs drugs from scratch
An artificial-intelligence approach created at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy can teach itself to design new drug...
Aphids manipulate their food
Aphids -- who hasn't been bothered by these little insects at one time or another? Why do they reproduce on plants so successfully? These...
Creating a (synthetic) song from a zebra finch’s muscle
Birds create songs by moving muscles in their vocal organs to vibrate air passing through their tissues. While previous research reported that each of...
Experimental drug reverses hair loss and skin damage linked to fatty diet, shows new...
In a series of experiments with mice, Johns Hopkins investigators have used an experimental compound to successfully reverse hair loss, hair whitening and skin...
Study reveals the Great Pyramid of Giza can focus electromagnetic energy
An international research group has applied methods of theoretical physics to investigate the electromagnetic response of the Great Pyramid to radio waves. Scientists predicted...
Astronomers assemble ‘light-fingerprints’ to unveil mysteries of the cosmos
Earthbound detectives rely on fingerprints to solve their cases; now astronomers can do the same, using "light-fingerprints" instead of skin grooves to uncover the...
Platinum provides evidence for ancient volcanic-related climate change, says study
Supervolcanoes are one of Mother Nature's deadliest phenomena, and when they erupt, they can change the climate of the entire planet.
To get a glimpse...
Great tits have as much impulse control as chimpanzees
Biologists at Lund University in Sweden have shown that the great tit, a common European songbird, has a tremendous capacity for self-control. Until now,...
DNA repair after CRISPR cutting not at all what people thought
Despite high hopes and high investment in CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing, scientists still have a lot to learn about how it works in humans.
In the...
