Brains of astronauts back on Earth show distinct changes even months after their return, according to a recent study conducted by Oregon Health & Science University researchers. Unsplash Also … [+1919 chars]
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Space has its own rules. But Canada seems to be looking to form its own regulations for the vast area too. A measure has been recently proposed in the Canadian Parliament to make committing crimes… [+1550 chars]
A team of scientists has uncovered fossils of a 33 ft apex predator dinosaur, breaking records in its appropriate category. A team of Argentinian paleontologists has announced the discovery of what … [+1595 chars]
On Saturday (May 7), the world may witness minor radio blackouts. Well, if you do, it may be due to a weak solar storm, which will pass through Earth, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrat… [+1136 chars]
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Germany have discovered that at the bottom of the oceans there are vast reserves of sugar (yes, sugar in salty sea water). What’s mos… [+3055 chars]
A group of astronomers, led by Sierk van Terwisga from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, have analyzed the mass distribution of over 870 planet-forming disks in the Orion A cloud. By exploiting… [+7511 chars]
On the International Asteroid Day in 2019, which falls on June 30, an international group of astronomers initiated the Hubble Asteroid Hunter citizen science project to identify asteroid streaks in a… [+4517 chars]
A team from the Tulane University School of Science and Engineering has developed a new family of two-dimensional materials that researchers say has promising applications, including in advanced elec… [+2516 chars]
The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder helps researchers predict weather, analyze air pollution, monitor volcanoes, and track a changing climate. And there's more. On April 13, a blizzard dropped 4 feet o… [+5494 chars]
ByUniversity of CambridgeMay 6, 2022 Researchers have demonstrated that some stress may be good for cells, finding a novel mechanism that may aid in preventing the build-up of protein tangles, which… [+5670 chars]
DNA mutations might be caused by a rather weird, but well-known, quantum mechanism called tunnelling. This challenges the notion that quantum behavior doesn't happen in living cells, and could greatl… [+3545 chars]