Meet Chonkus, the mutant cyanobacterium that could help sink climate change
Stand back, ordinary ocean-dwelling, oxygen-releasing organisms: There’s a fat, green new mutant in town. And the mighty UTEX 3222 — […]
Slow proteins may support aging and chronic disease
As we age, our bodies slow down – not just in how we move, but also at the cellular level,
Using AI, historians trace how astronomical ideas spread in the 16th century
Historians working with an artificial intelligence assistant have begun to trace the spread of astronomical thinking across Europe in the
Fire-prone neighborhoods on the fringes of nature are expanding rapidly
People are flocking to the threshold of nature and the territory of fire. Homes built where human development meets undeveloped
Cervical cancer deaths are falling among young American women
Cervical cancer rates have decreased since a human papillomavirus, or HPV, vaccine was introduced in 2006.SN: 10/6/08). Now, a new
A distant quasar’s black hole is surprisingly large for its galaxy
The first glimpse of starlight from a galaxy hosting one of the most distant quasars known has revealed an astronomical
This light-based engineer’s computers take inspiration from the brain
Bhavin Shastri still gets excited when he sees a laser pointer and has been fascinated by them since he was
22 pesticides show link to prostate cancer
Nearly two dozen pesticides are linked to an increased risk of prostate cancer in the United States, researchers report Nov.
The footprints offer a rare look at ancient human relatives crossing paths
Two ancient hominid species with slightly different gaits interbred in East Africa. Traces preserved on what was once a muddy
The spiky filaments of a zombie star shed light on a 12th-century supernova
About 7,500 light years from Earth lurks a zombie star cloaked in long tentacles of hot sulfur. No one knows