This photo was selected by public vote and featured as “Image of the Week” for Week 235 (Aug. 10 – 16, 2025) of the Perseverance rover mission on Mars. NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its onboard Left Navigation Camera…
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Watch Hurricane Erin reach Category 5 strength in a blaze of lightning
A weather satellite has captured stunning footage of Hurricane Erin crackling with flashes of lightning as it rapidly intensified into a Category 5 hurricane over the weekend.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) latest…
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Vaccines trigger immediate changes in lymph node tissue landscape
Vaccines trigger a notably rapid response in the stromal cells of draining lymph nodes within the first hours after administration. Researchers at the University of Turku and the InFLAMES Flagship in Finland also discovered that the…
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MIT Develops Iron-Iodine Particles, Could Be Used to Fortify Food and Beverages to Help Fight Malnutrition
Chemists at MIT have discovered a way to fortify iodine salt with iron, resulting in a product that, if made widely available, could combat one of the world’s most prevalent nutrient deficiencies.
A bout 2 billion people suffer from…
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Don’t miss Mercury, the moon and the Beehive Cluster align in a special August morning sky show
Isaac Asimov (1920-1992), a legendary writer of science and science fiction, once noted in “The Solar System and Back,” that the planet Mercury is rarely visible when it is truly dark.
“I suspect, in fact,” he observed, “that many people today…
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Here’s what déjà vu (or the lack of it) says about your brain health
Sorry if you think we’ve already asked, but do you know exactly what déjà vu is? If you’re like most sensible people, you’ll likely say it’s the bizarre feeling that you’ve experienced something that’s happened before.
However, many…
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Polβ enzyme found to protect developing brain from harmful DNA mutations
A research group led by The University of Osaka has discovered that the DNA repair enzyme Polβ plays a crucial role in protecting the developing brain from harmful mutations. The study found that a lack of Polβ leads to a…
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RNA quality control protein PELOTA found to slow aging and extend lifespan
As aging progresses, the quality of DNA and proteins inside cells declines, known to be the cause of various degenerative diseases. However, the connection between aging and RNA has remained largely unexplored. Now, a Korean…
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NASA Tests Potential Bone Loss Treatment for Long-Duration Missions
The 33rd SpaceX commercial resupply services mission for NASA, scheduled to liftoff from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in late August, is heading to the International Space Station with an important investigation for the future…
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