A team of international astronomers claim to have spotted the most distant galaxy ever in the universe. Named HD1, the galaxy candidate is some 13.5 billion light-years away - that's 100 million ligh… [+1857 chars]
LMU researchers have discovered the mechanism by which the protein DELE1 detects organelle stress. This offers a possible new approach for treating neurodegenerative diseases.Researchers have long po… [+3395 chars]
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The hunt for clues of life on Mars is intensifying. Scientists claim to have discovered new evidence of subsurface volcanic activity on the globe in a study published last week. They claim that hea… [+2452 chars]
An asteroid the size of a small house flew by Earth Tuesday evening. The space rock came within 79,000 miles (127,000 kilometers) of Earth, or about one-third of the distance between the moon and Ea… [+1257 chars]
Honey is already a pretty thick liquid, but let it begin to crystalize and it can become downright clumpy. The sugar crystals in suspension seem to increase its viscosity. This phenomenon occurs thro… [+4429 chars]
Five years ago, the United Nations' panel on climate change was charged with drafting a series of reports detailing its science, the effects on the planet and how humanity might save itself. The las… [+203 chars]
HD1, object in red, appears at the center of a zoom-in image. Credit: Harikane et al. Shining only ~300 million years after the Big Bang, it may be home to the oldest stars in the universe, or a sup… [+5485 chars]
Using the MeerKAT telescope in South Africa, astronomers have detected the most distant powerful radio-wave laser, called a ‘megamaser’ of its kind. This is the first hydroxyl megamaser of its kind. … [+970 chars]
An uncommon conch While the study focused on Florida horse conchs, the species, Triplofusus giganteusis, lives from North Carolina down the Atlantic coast, around the Gulf, and south to Mexicos Yuca… [+3378 chars]
image: Ichthyosaur ill Esther van Hulsenview more Credit: Ichthyosaur ill Esther van Hulsen A new study published in PeerJ uses modern methods to understand the preservation of unique ichthyosaur … [+3885 chars]
Thursday, April7th2022 - 09:34 UTC Icebergs in the Amundsen Sea. Advanced ocean modeling techniques reveal how greenhouse gas emissions contribute to warmer oceans and the resulting melting of the… [+3163 chars]
