A new low-mass galaxy has been discovered
False color g+r crop of Corvus A image from Megacam. The blue region of recent star formation is clearly visible on the eastern side of the galaxy, but there is…
Big push for new epigenetic paradigm: CoRSIVs first found in humans now found in cattle
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A study published in Genome Biology opens up new opportunities to improve production efficiency in beef cattle and potentially in livestock more broadly. A team of…
Gnatalie is the only green-boned dinosaur found on the planet. It will be exhibited in LA
A 150-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton is on display at the Natural History Museum's new visitor center, currently under construction, Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in Los Angeles. Its newest occupant is a…
Nearby exoplanet may be first known ocean world: Webb Telescope
An artist's illustration of a planet—though not LHS 1140 b—outside the Solar System. A planet relatively close to Earth may be the first discovered with a potentially life-sustaining liquid ocean…
Saturday quotes: Goldilocks’ first black hole; Metabolism of Toxoplasma gondii; pumping at muscle speed
The globular cluster Omega Centauri—with as many as ten million stars—is seen in all its glory in this image taken with the WFI camera at ESO's La Silla Observatory. Credit:…
Scientists demonstrate calculation of chemical reservoirs using the formose reaction
Schematic overview of the formosa tank computer. credit: Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07567-x Researchers at the Institute for Molecules and Materials at Radboud University, the Netherlands, have demonstrated that a complex…
Mars likely had a cold and icy past, new study finds
The rim and floor of Gale Crater as seen by NASA's Curiosity rover. Credit: NASA The question of whether Mars ever supported life has captured the imagination of scientists and…
Alaska’s heaviest glaciers are approaching an irreversible tipping point
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Melting of one of North America's largest ice fields has accelerated and may soon reach an irreversible tipping point. That's the conclusion of new research colleagues…
Scientists discover a way to “grow” sub-nanometer sized transistors
This figure depicts the synthesis of metallic 1D mirror double boundaries by van der Waals epitaxial growth (top) and a large-area 2D semiconductor integrated circuit constructed based on these boundaries…
Human presence is changing the balance between leopards and hyenas in East Africa
Images from camera traps in Udzungwa. From left: female leopard, hyena, male leopard. Credit: Rasmus W. Havmøller Who is stronger? A lone leopard or giggling hyenas? And what is the…