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High levels of estrogen in the womb linked to autism
Scientist have identified a link between exposure to high levels of oestrogen sex hormones in the womb and the likelihood of developing autism. The...
Researchers build artificial cells that sense and respond to their environment
The artificial cells could be used to sense changes in the body and respond by releasing drug molecules, or to sense and remove harmful...
African smoke is fertilizing Amazon rainforest and oceans, study finds by University of Miami
A new study led by researchers at the University of Miami's (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science found that smoke from fires...
Study shows that the Moon is older than previously believed
A new study spearheaded by Earth scientists at the University of Cologne's Institute of Geology and Mineralogy has constrained the age of the Moon...
Komodo dragon genome reveals clues about its evolution
The Komodo dragons are the largest lizards in the world. These predators weighing up to 200 pounds can detect their prey from up to...
Researchers recreate the sun’s solar wind and plasma ‘burps’ on Earth
The sun's solar wind affects nearly everything in the solar system. It can disrupt the function of Earth's satellites and creates the lights of...
Extraordinarily thick organic light-emitting diodes solve nagging issues
By combining thin organic layers with thick layers of hybrid perovskite, researchers at Kyushu University in Japan have developed micrometer-thick organic light-emitting diodes that...
NASA’s TESS mission finds ‘missing link’ planets
NASA's newest planet-hunting satellite has discovered a type of planet missing from our own solar system.
Launched in 2018, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or...
Travelling towards a quantum internet at light speed
A research team lead by Osaka University demonstrated how information encoded in the circular polarization of a laser beam can be translated into the...
New quantum phenomenon helps to understand fundamental limits of graphene electronics
A team of researchers from the Universities of Manchester, Nottingham and Loughborough has discovered a quantum phenomenon that helps to understand the fundamental limits...
Like film editors and archaeologists, biochemists piece together genome history
Old-school Hollywood editors cut unwanted frames of film and patched in desired frames to make a movie. The human body does something similar—trillions of...
