Bioengineers learn the secrets to precisely turning on and off genes
In a recent study led by the University of Bristol, scientists have shown how to simultaneously harness multiple forms of regulation in living cells...
Enigmatic circling behavior captured in whales, sharks, penguins, and sea turtles
Circling behavior of the sea creatures remains enigmatic. Technological advances have made it possible for researchers to track the circling behavior movements of large...
Female wild bonobos provide care for infants outside their social group
Scientists have witnessed bonobo apes adopting infants who were born outside of their social group for the first time in the wild.
Researchers, including psychologists...
Artificial neuron device could shrink energy use and size of neural network hardware
Training neural networks to perform tasks, such as recognizing images or navigating self-driving cars, could one day require less computing power and hardware thanks...
What happened to Mars’s water? It is still trapped there
Billions of years ago, the Red Planet was far more blue; according to evidence still found on the surface, abundant water flowed across Mars...
Cosmic lens reveals faint radio galaxy
Radio telescopes are the world's most sensitive radio receivers, capable of finding extremely faint wisps of radio emission coming from objects at the farthest...
Lightning strikes played a vital role in life’s origins on Earth: study
Lightning strikes were just as important as meteorites in creating the perfect conditions for life to emerge on Earth, geologists say.
Minerals delivered to Earth...
Researcher theorizes worlds with underground oceans support, conceal life
One of the most profound discoveries in planetary science over the past 25 years is that worlds with oceans beneath layers of rock and...
Ancient light illuminates matter that fuels galaxy formation
Using light from the Big Bang, an international team led by Cornell University and the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has...
Scientists unearth meteorite from the birth of the solar system
Scientists believe they have identified a meteorite formed in the first million years of our solar system, making it the oldest known meteor of...
Faster drug discovery through machine learning
Drugs can only work if they stick to their target proteins in the body. Assessing that stickiness is a key hurdle in the drug...
