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Researchers discover new sex hormone
When University of Ottawa biologists Kim Mitchell and Vance Trudeau began studying the effects of gene mutations in zebrafish, they uncovered new functions that...
Galactic crash may have triggered solar system formation by European Space Agency
The formation of the Sun, the Solar System and the subsequent emergence of life on Earth may be a consequence of a collision between...
Astronomers see ‘cosmic ring of fire,’ 11 billion years ago
Astronomers have captured an image of a super-rare type of galaxy—described as a "cosmic ring of fire"—as it existed 11 billion years ago.
The galaxy,...
The deep ocean is warming slowly—but dramatic changes are ahead
The world's deep oceans are warming at a slower rate than the surface, but it's still not good news for deep-sea creatures according to...
Scientists find genes to save ash trees from deadly beetle
An international team of scientists have identified candidate resistance genes that could protect ash trees from the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), a deadly pest...
A stitch in time: How a quantum physicist invented new code from old tricks
A scientist at the University of Sydney has achieved what one quantum industry insider has described as "something that many researchers thought was impossible".
Dr....
Past is prologue: Genetic ‘memory’ of ancestral environments helps organisms readapt
Organisms carry long-term "memories" of their ancestral homelands that help them adapt to environmental change, according to a new study that involved raising chickens...
Mississippi Delta marshes in a state of irreversible collapse, study shows
Given the present-day rate of global sea-level rise, remaining marshes in the Mississippi Delta are likely to drown, according to a new Tulane University...
Scientists solve half-century-old magnesium dimer mystery
Magnesium dimer (Mg2) is a fragile molecule consisting of two weakly interacting atoms held together by the laws of quantum mechanics. It has recently...
Algal genome provides insights into first land plants
Cornell researchers have sequenced and analyzed the genome of a single-celled alga that belongs to the closest lineage to terrestrial plants and provides many...
When predictions of theoretical chemists become reality
Thomas Heine, professor of theoretical chemistry at TU Dresden, together with his team, first predicted a topological 2-D polymer in 2019. Only one year...
