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Rivers of Ruin: Destructive Floods Ravage Tanzania   2024-05-05 08:57:10 +00:00 Exacerbated by El Niño, heavy rains in spring 2024 caused severe flooding in Tanzania’s Rufiji district, among other areas in eastern Africa. While southern Africa... Read more...   A New Way To Treat Obesity? Scientists Discover Surprising Effects of New Drug   2024-05-05 10:07:53 +00:00 Researchers at Karolinska Institute have potentially discovered a novel method to combat obesity and associated conditions by focusing on the mitochondria, the powerhouses of the... Read more...   Stirring the Primordial Soup: Unveiling Secrets of Early Life With Synthetic Models   2024-05-05 11:16:09 +00:00 A synthetic droplet could provide researchers with insights into how the most basic forms of life on Earth might interact with their environment. Our bodies... Read more...   Cutting-Edge CRISPR: Princeton Researchers Develop a More Precise Gene-Editing Tool   2024-05-05 12:07:58 +00:00 Princeton scientists make a major improvement to a CRISPR-based gene-editing tool called “prime editing.” Through years of engineering gene-editing systems, researchers have developed a suite... Read more...   Ancient Maya Rituals Discovered Beneath Mexico’s Ballcourts   2024-05-05 12:58:13 +00:00 Researchers have discovered evidence of ceremonial offerings beneath a ballcourt in Mexico. For sports fans, places like Fenway Park, Wembley Stadium or Wimbledon’s Centre Court... Read more...   Intense Solar Flare Captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory   2024-05-05 13:49:03 +00:00 The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 10:22 p.m. ET on May 2, 2024. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly,... Read more...   Tulip Frenzy: Netherlands’ Colorful Spring Spectacle Captured From Space   2024-05-05 14:40:32 +00:00 In the spring of 2024, the Netherlands showcased its beautiful flower fields through satellite images, as the peak of the blooming season brought vibrant colors... Read more...   Quantum Leap: How a New Experiment Could Solve Gravity’s Biggest Mystery   2024-05-05 15:51:11 +00:00 A proposed experiment shows that quantum entanglement is not the only way to test whether gravity has a quantum nature. Gravity is part of our... Read more...   Rethinking Age: Scientists Uncover Molecular Fingerprint of Biological Aging   2024-05-05 17:01:05 +00:00 Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have identified blood-based markers that are associated with healthy and accelerated aging. These markers can help predict a person’s... Read more...   Peering Through Cosmic Dust: James Webb Telescope Is on the Hunt for Newborn Planets   2024-05-05 18:09:15 +00:00 Planets form in disks of dust and gas called protoplanetary disks that whirl around a central protostar during its final assembly. Although several dozens of... Read more...   Inspired by Cheerios: Scientists Develop New More Efficient Way To Capture Fresh Water From the Air   2024-05-05 19:17:22 +00:00 A more efficient way to capture fresh water from the air could be inspired by a phenomenon of motion first glimpsed in bowls of breakfast... Read more...   Revolution in Methane Detection: Scientists Achieve Groundbreaking 500-Fold Sensitivity Increase   2024-05-05 20:24:12 +00:00 A research group headed by Professor Chen Chilai from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has significantly enhanced the... Read more...   At the Edge of Explosion: How New Science Is Making Old Reactions Safer   2024-05-05 21:33:27 +00:00 The chemical industry has been using a reaction with explosive chemicals for over 100 years — now Mülheim scientists have discovered a safer alternative. Explosions... Read more...   Economic Alarm: Nature’s Loss Carries Bigger Price Tag Than Estimated   2024-05-05 22:24:06 +00:00 Researchers suggest that governments adopt a novel approach to quantify the benefits of preserving biodiversity and natural environments for future generations. The method can be... Read more...   Surprising Patterns Unearthed – Study Debunks Traditional Views on Yeast Evolution   2024-05-05 23:35:51 +00:00 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Assistant Professor of Bioinformatics Abigail Leavitt LaBella has co-led an ambitious research study — published in the prestigious journal... Read more...   Irreversible Brain Damage: New Threat From Fentanyl Inhalation   2024-05-06 00:45:22 +00:00 Toxic leukoencephalopathy has been seen with heroin inhalation, but this is the first reported fentanyl case. Inhaling the synthetic opioid fentanyl may cause potentially irreversible... Read more...   Solar Orbiter Captures the Sun’s Fluffy Corona in Stunning Detail [Video]   2024-05-06 01:56:19 +00:00 Stunning close-up views of the Sun reveal its dynamic magnetic structures and extreme temperatures, captured by ESA’s Solar Orbiter in collaboration with NASA’s Parker Solar... Read more...   Scientists Sequence Arabica Genome, Opening Doors to Climate-Resilient Coffee   2024-05-06 03:09:00 +00:00 The work makes it possible to tell the story of the fusion of genomes that gave rise to the world’s most consumed species, as well... Read more...   Galactic Wonders: Hubble Explores a Supernova Factory   2024-05-06 07:02:44 +00:00 Located 240 million light-years away, UGC 9684 is recognized for its regular production of supernovae and new stars, earning the spotlight in recent Hubble observations... Read more...   How a Faint Magnetic Pulse May Have Jumpstarted Evolution 600 Million Years Ago   2024-05-06 08:22:11 +00:00 Evidence suggests a weak magnetic field millions of years ago may have fueled the proliferation of life. The Ediacaran Period, spanning from about 635 to... Read more...   AI Transforms Drug Discovery With Faster, Safer Cancer Treatments   2024-05-06 09:00:14 +00:00 The new platform helped UC San Diego scientists synthesize 32 potential multi-target cancer drugs. Scientists at UC San Diego have developed a machine learning algorithm... Read more...   New Study Links Complex Jobs to Reduced Risk of Dementia   2024-05-06 10:02:22 +00:00 A recent study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, the Columbia Aging Center, and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health found that individuals... Read more...   Small Changes, Big Impacts: Isotopes Transform 2D Semiconductor Engineering   2024-05-06 11:12:48 +00:00 New research has demonstrated that small changes in the isotopic content of thin semiconductor materials can influence their optical and electronic properties, possibly opening the... Read more...   New “Space Snowman” Discovery Shakes Up Solar System Theories   2024-05-06 12:26:18 +00:00 A recent study exploring the development of comets suggests that objects in deep space, such as the Kuiper Belt Object 486958 Arrokoth, might act as... Read more...

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