Post-starburst (PSB) galaxies represent a rapid transitional phase between major, gas-rich mergers and gas-poor, quiescent early-type galaxies. Post-starburst galaxies were previously thought to sca… [+6412 chars]
Working with tiny bacteria, Michigan State University researchers led by Lee Kroos have made a discovery that could have big implications for biology. The researchers have revealed a new way that na… [+8275 chars]
A gigantic "potentially hazardous" asteroid that may be twice the size of the Empire State Building is set to zoom past Earth Thursday (April 28), according to NASA. The asteroid, named 418135 (2008… [+2622 chars]
Sponsored Content by TissueGnosticsApr 26 2022Reviewed by Maria Osipova Dr. T. Diefenbach in his zoom webinar discusses the work he and his colleagues conducted at the Ragon Insitute in Boston where… [+23028 chars]
Europe's Large Hadron Collider has started up its proton beams again at unprecedented energy levels after going through a three-year shutdown for maintenance and upgrades. It only took a couple of d… [+2978 chars]
ByInstitute for Basic ScienceApril 26, 2022 Chirality preference in living matter may arise spontaneously to optimize energy harvesting. When one holds a right hand in front of a mirror, the reflec… [+5528 chars]
NASA and SpaceX are making final preparations for the launch of four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) from Kennedy Space Centers Launch Complex 39A. The Crew-4 astronauts were orig… [+2062 chars]
ByStanford UniversityApril 26, 2022 These three mosaics of Titan were composed with data from Cassinis visual and infrared mapping spectrometer taken during the last three Titan flybys, on October 2… [+4201 chars]
Model: a complex chiral chemical system We construct the chemical system using a framework recently introduced in ref. 23, where achiral species {Ai} react under the influence of external environmen… [+15161 chars]
Age-related changes in strength and mobility may depend on genetic variations in a critical mitochondrial enzyme, suggests a study published today in eLife. The results help to address the question … [+3353 chars]
If "Jurassic Park" fueled your interest in dinosaurs, genetics, and all things ancient, you aren't alone. There's an entire field dedicated to looking for ancient DNAmolecular paleontologythat predat… [+7241 chars]
Bloodworms are not for the faint-hearted. These fleshy-looking marine tubes might look harmless from a distance, but don't be deceived. Bloodworms (aka 'bristle worms' of the genus Glycera) are carn… [+3302 chars]