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Rugged surface: Numerous large, striking craters are found on the surface of dwarf planet Ceres. Credit: © MPS, based on data from the Dawn mission:…
DNA analytics in the lab. Credit: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology A COVID-19First identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is…
Neutrinos Are Lighter Than 0.8 Electronvolts New world record: KATRIN experiment limits neutrino mass with unprecedented precision. Neutrinos are arguably the most fascinating elementary particle…
Nuclear fusion facility: JET interior with superimposed plasma. Credit: UKAEA European joint experiment prepares transition to large-scale ITER project. Following the example of the sun,…
Pollen data from 19 modern European countries reveals that although the Black Death had a devastating impact in some regions, parts of Europe experienced negligible…
The dense sponge grounds discovered on the northerly Langseth Ridge seamount structure represent an astonishingly rich ecosystem, demonstrating the ability of sponges and associated microorganisms…
Gravitational waves illustration. Incredibly sensitive instruments used in landmark discoveries could help solve one of the biggest remaining mysteries in the Universe. The technology behind…
This image shows a section of the side view of the Milky Way as measured by ESA’s Gaia satellite. The dark band consists of gas…
Beating the Odds in Mutation’s Game of Chance Discovery that plants protect their most essential genes transforms our view of evolution. Mutations of DNADNA, or…
A string of modern ostrich eggshell beads from eastern Africa. Credit: Hans Sell New archeological study shows ancient connection between populations 3,000 km apart, and…
Schematic representation of a quasar. The hot accretion disk in the center surrounds the black hole, which is invisible here. A dense distribution of gas…
Researchers have conducted a 16-year long experiment to challenge Einstein’s theory of general relativity. The international team looked to the stars — a pair of…
Protoplanetary disc. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada Astronomers have managed to link the properties of the inner planets of our solar system with our cosmic history: with…
Sampling of an undisturbed block of impregnated sediment for ancient DNA analyses. Credit: MPI f. Evolutionary Anthropology Ancient human and animal DNADNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid,…
Scientists have succeeded in cultivating an archaeon that converts oil into methane. They describe how the microbe achieves the transformation and that it prefers to…
An LNP is located on a long endosomal tubule (green), together with a perpendicular disperse mRNA signal (cyan), and likely representing an instance of mRNA…
Baby seals can change their tone of voice. Credit: John O’ Connor Hoover the seal was initially kept in a family home and could imitate…
Finding common musical traits across species may shed light on the biology and evolution of rhythm and music. Credit: Filippo Carugati Songbirds share the human…
A new study published in Nature Communications reconstructs regional incidence profiles of COVID-19First identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an…