Astronomers discover vast ancient galaxies, which could shed light on dark matter
Astronomers have used the combined power of multiple astronomical observatories around the world and in space to discover a treasure trove of previously unknown...
Astrophysical shock phenomena reproduced in the laboratory
Vast interstellar events where clouds of charged matter hurtle into each other and spew out high-energy particles have now been reproduced in the lab...
Moonquakes tumble boulders, build lunar scarps
The Apollo Moon buggies weren't the only things rolling over the Moon's surface in the early 1970s.
New research has found that a strong moonquake...
Researchers uncover hidden topological insulator states in bismuth crystals
The search for better materials for computers and other electronic devices has focused on a group of materials known as "topological insulators" that have...
New insights into the origin of life
A famous experiment in 1953 showed that amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, could have formed spontaneously under the atmospheric conditions of early...
Dead planets can ‘broadcast’ for up to a billion years
Astronomers are planning to hunt for cores of exoplanets around white dwarf stars by 'tuning in' to the radio waves that they emit.
In new...
Targeting a blood stem cell subset shows lasting, therapeutically relevant gene editing
In a paper published in the July 31 issue of Science Translational Medicine, researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center used CRISPR-Cas9 to edit long-lived...
Mantle rock behind Yellowstone’s supereruptions extends to Northern California
Victor Camp has spent a lifetime studying volcanic eruptions all over the world, starting in Saudi Arabia, then Iran, and eventually the Pacific Northwest....
Repeating outflows of hot wind found close to black hole
An international team of astrophysicists from Southampton, Oxford and South Africa have detected a very hot, dense outflowing wind close to a black hole...
Guacamole lovers, rejoice! The avocado genome has been sequenced
We now know the DNA of guacamole.
Scientists have sequenced the avocado genome, shedding light on the ancient origins of this buttery fruit and laying...
Scientists can now manipulate brain cells using smartphone
A team of scientists in Korea and the United States have invented a device that can control neural circuits using a tiny brain implant...
