Report: Heavy iron isotopes leaking from Earth's core

Report: Heavy iron isotopes leaking from Earth’s core

Earth's molten core may be leaking iron, according to researchers who analyzed how iron behaves inside our planet. The boundary between the liquid iron core...
Research: Time on screens has little impact on kids' social skills

Research: Time on screens has little impact on kids’ social skills

Despite the time spent with smartphones and social media, young people today are just as socially skilled as those from the previous generation, a...
Report: NASA missions help reveal the power of shock waves in a nova explosion

Report: NASA missions help reveal the power of shock waves in a nova explosion

Unprecedented observations of a nova outburst in 2018 by a trio of satellites, including two NASA missions, have captured the first direct evidence that...
Researchers discover supernova that outshines all others

Researchers discover supernova that outshines all others

A supernova at least twice as bright and energetic, and likely much more massive than any yet recorded has been identified by an international...
Large-scale analysis links glucose metabolism proteins to Alzheimer's disease biology (Study)

Large-scale analysis links glucose metabolism proteins to Alzheimer’s disease biology (Study)

In the largest study to date of proteins related to Alzheimer's disease, a team of researchers has identified disease-specific proteins and biological processes that...
Study: Long-living tropical trees play outsized role in carbon storage

Study: Long-living tropical trees play outsized role in carbon storage

A group of trees that grow fast, live long lives and reproduce slowly account for the bulk of the biomass -- and carbon storage...
Report: New minor planets found beyond Neptune

Report: New minor planets found beyond Neptune

Using data from the Dark Energy Survey (DES), researchers have found more than 300 trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs), minor planets located in the far reaches...
Report: New formation theory explains the mysterious interstellar object 'Oumuamua

Report: New formation theory explains the mysterious interstellar object ‘Oumuamua

Since its discovery in 2017, an air of mystery has surrounded the first known interstellar object to visit our solar system, an elongated, cigar-shaped...
Study: Better Predicting the Unpredictable Byproducts of Genetic Modification

Study: Better Predicting the Unpredictable Byproducts of Genetic Modification

Researchers are interested in genetically modifying trees for a variety of applications, from biofuels to paper production. They also want to steer clear of...
Study: Two primate lineages crossed the Atlantic millions of years ago

Study: Two primate lineages crossed the Atlantic millions of years ago

Four fossilized monkey teeth discovered deep in the Peruvian Amazon provide new evidence that more than one group of ancient primates journeyed across the...

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