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Hubble spots double quasars in merging galaxies
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is "seeing double." Peering back 10 billion years into the universe's past, Hubble astronomers found a pair of quasars that...
International research makes progress towards improved materials for quantum sensor technology
Boron nitride is a technologically interesting material because it is very compatible with other two-dimensional crystalline structures. It therefore opens up pathways to artificial...
Separating beer waste into proteins for foods, and fiber for biofuels
Home brewing enthusiasts and major manufacturers alike experience the same result of the beer-making process: mounds of leftover grain. Once all the flavor has...
Competing for high status speeds up aging in male baboons
Some guys have it all: the muscle, the power, the high social status, the accelerated aging.
But wait. Faster aging? Who wants that? For male...
Origins of life could have started with DNA-like XNAs
Nagoya University scientists in Japan have demonstrated how DNA-like molecules could have come together as a precursor to the origins of life. The findings,...
New computing algorithms expand the boundaries of a quantum future
Quantum computing promises to harness the strange properties of quantum mechanics in machines that will outperform even the most powerful supercomputers of today. But...
Overfishing of Atlantic cod likely did not cause genetic changes: study
Overfishing likely did not cause the Atlantic cod, an iconic species, to evolve genetically and mature earlier, according to a study led by Rutgers...
Research team discovers use of elasticity to position microplates on curved 2D fluids
A team of polymer science and engineering researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has demonstrated for the first time that the positions of...
Model reveals surprising disconnect between physical characteristics and genetic ancestry in certain populations
A new study by Stanford University biologists finds an explanation for the idea that physical characteristics such as skin pigmentation are "only skin deep."...
NIST demo adds key capability to atom-based radio communications
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and collaborators have demonstrated an atom-based sensor that can determine the direction of an...
A sun reflector for Earth? Scientists explore the potential risks and benefits
Nine of the hottest years in human history have occurred in the last decade. Without a major shift in this climate trajectory, the future...
