The history of water on Mars flows a lot deeper than scientists once believed. A new project has mapped hundreds of thousands of rock formations on the Red Planet that may have been altered by large … [+2387 chars]
Settlements on the Moon have a certain poetic appeal, but scientists have long understood the complications required to achieve this goal. Lack of oxygen, cosmic radiation, and temperature extremes a… [+4799 chars]
<li>Chu, B. B. et al. Cholesterol transport through lysosome-peroxisome membrane contacts. Cell161, 291306 (2015). CAS Article Google Scholar </li><li>Luo, J., Yang, H. & Song, B. L. Mech… [+8721 chars]
The eruption of the underwater volcano in Tonga that triggered a tsunami earlier this year (January 2022), released more energy than the Tsar Bombathe most powerful nuclear bomb ever detonatedaccordi… [+3549 chars]
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has been making history at every opportunity since it came online earlier this year. It has surveyed distant nebulae, traced veins of dust in ancient galaxies, and p… [+3262 chars]
Researchers from Curtin University have found evidence of an ancient piece of the Earth's crust beneath the South-West of Western Australia. The piece is reportedly almost four billion-year-old. Acco… [+1691 chars]
General All reagent grade chemicals and solvents were purchased from standard suppliers and were used as received without further purification. Oligonucleotides were purchased from BioDesign or Paci… [+22716 chars]
For the James Webb Space Telescope, the milestones have been one after another. A little more than a month since this trailblazing instrument left humanity in awe following the release of its first i… [+6717 chars]
Introduction Sarcopenia is a geriatric syndrome characterized by skeletal muscle aging.1 According to different diagnostic criteria, the global prevalence of sarcopenia in people aged over 65 years … [+94921 chars]
Life as we know it requires an atmosphere. It is the air we breathe, our shield from harmful ultraviolet rays, and our defense against extreme temperature swings, like those on Mars. But Earths atmos… [+8312 chars]
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By observing the field of globular cluster Palomar 2 with the Indian Astronomical Observatory (IAO), astronomers have discovered 32 new variable stars. The newfound variables are mostly RR Lyrae star… [+3218 chars]
