In nature, there is a constant evolutionary battle between microbes and their hosts, during which many bacteria secrete specific proteins into the host's cells, aiming to alter its physiology while i… [+2582 chars]
Gigantic asteroids have smashed into the Earth beforeRIP dinosaursand if were not watching out for all those errant space rocks, they could crash into our world again, with devastating consequences. … [+3005 chars]
Article content Over the past 20 years, scientists have made great strides in understanding the brain and at the same time they know very little about how it works. Article content As neurobiologi… [+1317 chars]
A new 'super Earth' that is four times bigger than our own planet has been spotted orbiting a star just 36.5 light-years away. The exoplanet, which has been named Ross 508b, was discovered in the so… [+5433 chars]
Both orbit 1.5 million km from Earth's second Lagrange point (L2) and both orbit it. ESA's Gaia observatory has been at the location since January 8, 2014. Its objective is to map stars in our galaxy… [+1749 chars]
When stars die theyre often not alone, and for the first time astronomers have found a companion to a supernova, lingering long after its sibling destroyed itself. Winds of Change In the last momen… [+3675 chars]
Using a network of 20 telescopes worldwide- The All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae (ASAS-SN)- astronomers from Ohio State University have identified about 116,000 new variable stars. They later … [+2675 chars]
Science writer Natalie Wolchover has received a 2022 Pulitzer Prize for her work at Quanta Magazine explaining the intricate story of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, which launched in December. W… [+4967 chars]
Our human brains can seem like a crowning achievement of evolution, but the roots of that achievement run deep: The modern brain arose from hundreds of millions of years of incremental advances in co… [+3671 chars]
Officially confirmed to exist in 2016, time crystals are quantum systems of particles that evade the laws of physics that govern states of matter. For example, rather than embody the fixed, three-dim… [+711 chars]
Personality is not unique to humans. New research published in the Royal Society Open Science journal demonstrates that zebra finches have personalities, and some traits are consistent over two years… [+4001 chars]
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