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Scientists Have Decrypted the “Mechanical Code” of DNA
The mechanical code of DNA refers to the physical properties of DNA that are important for its function as genetic material. These properties include the…
Turning Cancer Cells Into Normal Cells
Cancer of the body’s blood-forming tissues, such as the lymphatic system and bone marrow, is known as leukemia. A mechanism is discovered that explains how…
Trojan Asteroid That Will Follow Earth in Orbit for 4,000 Years Discovered After a Decade of Searching
Using the 4.1-meter SOAR (Southern Astrophysical Research) Telescope on Cerro Pachón in Chile, astronomers have confirmed that an asteroid discovered in 2020 by the Pan-STARRS1…
The Mysterious Ocean Plastic Sink: Gone With the Rivers
A microplastic under the microscope. Credit: CEFREM/UPVD Plastics are a growing problem for natural ecosystems around the globe, and in particular for our marine and…
Massive Extinction of Species in the Late Cretaceous Was Not Caused by Extreme Volcanism
The Zumaia cliffs are characterized by an exceptional section of strata that reveals the geological history of the Earth in the period of 115-50 million…
Astronomers Discover a Supra-Massive Black Hole Population in a “Fluffy” Star Cluster in Our Galaxy
This is an artist’s impression of a concentration of black holes. Credit: ESA/Hubble, N. Bartmann Palomar 5 is a unique star cluster. This is firstly…
A Sea of Garbage: Ocean Floor Landfills
Marine litter ten years after the great 2011 tsunami in Japan. Credit: JAMSTEC [De S. Chiba] The Long Journey of Litter to the Seafloor The…
New Theory Proposed to Explain One Dimensional Quantum Liquids Formation
One dimensional quantum lattice liquids. Credit: I. Morera et al. Phys. Rev. Lett Liquids are ubiquitous in nature — from the water that we consume…
Cave Excavation Shows Neanderthals Were Marine Pioneers – Ate Crab, Mussels, Seals & Dolphins
Pieces of clam Ruditapes decussatus, found in the site. Credit: Mariana Nabais © João Zilhão The journal Science has published a study led by the…
First Scientific Evidence of a Potentially Invasive Species to Reach Antarctica – Here’s How It Got There
This species has a fast growth rate and could easily colonize a notable surface of kelp rafts. Credit: University of Barcelona (UB-IRBio) Drifting algae in…
Bioplastic Generation Using Urban Biowaste
The image shows a sample of the used waste, the taken product from bacteria action, as well as several obtained bioplastic products in the project.…
Gaia Makes First Direct Measurement of the Galactic Bar in the Milky Way
This colour chart, superimposed on an artistic representation of the galaxy, shows the distribution of 150 million stars in the Milky Way probed using data…