The molecular evolution of placental protein NRK and its function in regulating placental growth has finally been clarified by researchers from Tokyo Tech. They elucidated that eutherian NRK regulate… [+4885 chars]
The evolutionary relationships among grassesincluding important crop plants like wheat, rice, corn, and sugarcanehave been clarified in a new molecular study of the grass family tree. Having a clear … [+5388 chars]
Associate Professor Stephan Rachel When you hear the words time crystal you could be forgiven for imagining something fantastic like a magic crystal ball or a device for time travel. But time crysta… [+5857 chars]
Depiction of neutron star blowing out warm and cold winds. Credit: Gabriel Pérez (IAC) Using the most powerful telescopes on Earth and in space, a team of astronomers has found for the first time bl… [+11405 chars]
The International Space Station (ISS) has emerged from the month of February 2022 on shakier ground than when it entered the month from a geopolitical standpoint based on events taking place 425 kilo… [+8250 chars]
A 2020 study proposed that this system contained what would have been the closest black hole to Earth - in a three-way marriage with one star orbiting near the black hole and the other orbiting far a… [+1886 chars]
Perhaps computer vision and human vision have more in common than meets the eye? Research from MIT suggests that a certain type of robust computer-visionmodel perceives visual representations simila… [+8008 chars]
When two neutron stars collide, it creates a kilonova. The event causes both gravitational waves and emissions of electromagnetic energy. In 2017 the LIGO-Virgo gravitational-wave observatories detec… [+9028 chars]
Forget boomers versus millennials the generation who really screwed us over was the one who lived about 4,000 years ago. Know why? Because they had mammoths, and we dont. But we could! At long last,… [+5150 chars]
An infrared image of Saturn with an aurora visible at its south pole, taken by the Cassini ... [+] spacecraft. NASA, Cassini, VIMS Team, University of Arizona, University of Leicester, JPL, ASI Sat… [+2342 chars]
In the Chinese penduline tit, there are three different arrangements for parental care: only by the father, only by the mother, or by both. This picture shows a male and female building the nest. Cre… [+5099 chars]
An infrared image of Saturn with an aurora visible at its south pole, taken by the Cassini ... [+] spacecraft. NASA, Cassini, VIMS Team, University of Arizona, University of Leicester, JPL, ASI Sat… [+2342 chars]
