Earth’s rotation is randomly speeding up, and nobody is quite sure why. These speedups, which have occurred several times over the last few years, haven’t had any effect on daily life, but they also haven’t gone unnoticed by science. Tuesday,…
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Not all fierce-looking dinosaurs like T rex packed strong bites, study reveals
A comprehensive new analysis of the bite forces of 18 species of dinosaurs has revealed that,…
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This Quantum Entanglement Trick Has Physicists Losing Their Minds
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Creating quantum entanglement from scratch can be tricky business, so researchers are exploring ways that entangled pairs can “share” these states amongst themselves.
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A new study shows how…
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DNA Casts Doubt Over Theory on What Killed Napoleon’s Forces : ScienceAlert
When Napoleon and his legion of multinational soldiers retreated from Russia in 1812 in the face of dwindling supplies and fierce Russian resistance, little did they know how much worse was yet to come.
While withdrawing from Russia, at least…
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Johns Hopkins scientists grow a mini human brain that lights up and connects like the real thing
Johns Hopkins University researchers have grown a novel whole-brain organoid, complete with neural tissues and rudimentary blood vessels — an advance that could usher in a new era of research into neuropsychiatric disorders such as autism.
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LptM protein revealed as essential to outer membrane stability in bacteria
Gram-negative bacteria pose a significant threat to global health due to their high resistance to antibiotics compared to that of Gram-positive bacteria. Their formidable defensive capabilities stem from their outer membrane (OM),…
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Scientists have spotted the biggest explosions in the Universe since the Big Bang.
Scientists from the University of Hawaii’s Institute for Astronomy (IfA) have discovered the most energetic cosmic explosions since the Big Bang.
Extreme nuclear transients (ENTs) occur when massive stars several times larger than our Sun are…
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‘Two-in-one’ RNA molecule can simultaneously turn off two difficult-to-target cancer-related genes
University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have developed a “two-in-one” molecule that can simultaneously turn off two notoriously difficult-to-target cancer-related genes, KRAS and MYC, as well…
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Alzheimer’s risk may start at the brain’s border, not inside it
The brain’s health depends on more than just its neurons. A complex network of blood vessels and immune cells acts as the brain’s dedicated guardians — controlling what enters, cleaning up waste, and protecting it from threats by forming the…
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New treatment approach developed to prevent lupus nephritis
At the time when patients with lupus, or systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), are diagnosed, approximately 15% to 30% will already have the inflammation-caused kidney disease lupus nephritis, which compromises kidney function and can…