Research: Learning from ‘little monsters’ —

Caddisflies, crustaceans, mollusks and flatworms. Those are just a few of the curious creatures known as benthic (bottom-dwelling) invertebrates and commonly found in...
Minor planets found beyond Neptune, Researchers Say

Minor planets found beyond Neptune, Researchers Say

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...
Breakthrough in deciphering birth of supermassive black holes

Breakthrough in deciphering birth of supermassive black holes (Study)

IMAGE:  "On the left is shown a colour composite Hubble Space Telescope...

Research: Impact of temperature on mitochondrial DNA evolution —

In multicellular organisms, including humans, most DNA is coiled up within the cell's nucleus. A small part, however, is tucked away within the...

Research: Astronomers report first observations of a ‘circumplanetary disk’ —

Using Earth's most powerful array of radio telescopes, astronomers have made the first observations of a circumplanetary disk of gas and dust like...

Research: MANF identified as a rejuvenating factor in parabiosis —

Older mice who are surgically joined with young mice in order to share a common bloodstream get stronger and healthier, making parabiosis one...

Research: Neurodevelopmental condition can result from mutations in the noncoding regions of the human...

Leveraging artificial intelligence techniques, researchers have demonstrated that mutations in so-called 'junk' DNA can cause autism. The study, published May 27 in Nature...
Meteorite chunk contains unexpected evidence of presolar grains (Study)

Meteorite chunk contains unexpected evidence of presolar grains (Study)

An unusual chunk in a meteorite may contain a surprising bit of space history, based on new research from Washington University in St. Louis. Presolar...
Pluto's snow-capped mountains look like they belong on Earth (Study)

Pluto’s snow-capped mountains look like they belong on Earth (Study)

In 2015, the New Horizons space probe discovered spectacular snowcapped mountains on Pluto, which are strikingly similar to mountains on Earth. Such a landscape...

Research: Forests crucial for limiting climate change to 1.5 degrees —

Trying to tackle climate change by replacing forests with crops for bioenergy power stations that capture carbon dioxide (CO2) could instead increase the...

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