Science
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Tabby's star may be orbited by a planetary-mass companion
By analyzing data from NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and conducting new radial velocity measurements, U.K. and French astronomers have fou...
Neuroscientists reveal limits of human compassion for global crises
New research from the University of Sussex has revealed the biological limits to human compassion and empathy. The study found a stark contrast between how the...
New Ribo-Tweezer tool can pluck individual protein pieces out of a working ribosome
Every human cell has millions of ribosomes that make proteins. For decades, biologists thought of ribosomes as tiny, uniform machines. But now a Stanford Medici...
Martian space suits will need to be 40% lighter
Long before a human ever sets foot on the Red Planet, we already know how harsh the environment is. Once a human finally does, the only things protecting them f...
Review explains links between plasmids, horizontal gene transfer and antimicrobial resistance
The arms race between bacteria and antibiotics is nothing new—antimicrobial resistance has been an emerging issue in human and animal health for a long time. Bu...
Helical nanoparticles trigger cancer alarms and deliver gene therapy
Cancer cells survive by hiding from the immune system's surveillance. A KAIST research team has developed a new anticancer platform that makes cancer cells send...
Chicxulub's lingering dust may have turned falling debris into a global firestorm
Sixty-six million years ago, the six-mile-wide (10-kilometer-wide) Chicxulub asteroid crash-landed in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula and changed life on Earth forev...
Climate change and social concerns could drive more radical protests
Around the world, hundreds of thousands of people engage in conventional protests—and sometimes more radical forms of action—in the face of environmental change...
More evidence Mars once had water emerges from old Spirit rover data
More than 20 years after NASA's Spirit rover landed on Mars, a researcher from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has uncovered new evidence that suggests water may o...
More green space alone won't beat urban heat
New research from Victoria University (VU) reveals that reducing the impact of extreme heat in urban areas requires more than simply adding green spaces—it requ...
JWST could spot volcanic 'exo-Ios' around super-Jupiters
Jupiter's moon Io is the most volcanically active planetary body in the solar system, boasting hundreds of active volcanoes that spew molten lava into space. Th...
Astronomers find strongest evidence yet that Betelgeuse has a companion
At long last, astronomers have firm evidence that Betelgeuse, one of the most famous stars in the night sky, is not alone. Using the European Southern Observato...