The last mysteries of mica
At first glance, mica is something quite ordinary: it is a common mineral, found in granite for example, and has ...
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Multi-institutional collaboration unveiling the mysteries of senescent cells and their effect on aging and human health
Bar Harbor, ME/Farmington, CT—Multiple researchers at the Jackson Laboratory are taking part in an ambitious research program spanning several top ...
Molecular understanding of calcium-sensitive protein could explain the mysteries of long-term memory – and more
Margaret Stratton ponders a conundrum as she and her students study neuronal proteins in her lab: How can memory outlive the molecules ...
How UMass Amherst’s ATLAS group is leading the charge into one of the universe’s great mysteries: The realm of subatomic particle physics
December 8, 2022 Credit: UMass Amherst December 8, 2022 AMHERST, Mass. – There is the universe we know, made ...
Tianma 65-m radio telescope helps to unveil mysteries of Orion Kleinmann–Low nebula
A research team from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has recently completed a deep ...
Revealing the mysteries of the universe under the skin of an atomic nucleus
Massive neutron stars colliding in space are thought to be able to create precious metals such as gold and platinum. ...
Scientists sequenced the world’s largest pangenome to help unlock genetic mysteries behind finer silk
BGI Genomics, in collaboration with Southwest University, the State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, and other partners, has constructed ...
New research to plumb the mysteries of mitochondria, yielding insight into evolution, food security and climate change
AMHERST, Mass. – The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently announced that it will support the efforts of a collaborative group ...
Unveiling the mysteries of the genome structure in the human cell nucleus using a 3D computational simulation
A team of researchers at Nagoya University in Japan has created a 3-Dimensional computational simulation of the process of genome ...
Research suggests specialized brain imaging can unveil mysteries of Alzheimer’s disease, other disorders
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, one of the major causes of dependency and disability in older ...
Insights from algae genes unlock mysteries of plant growth and health
Genes contain all the instructions an organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce. But identifying a gene and learning what ...
NASA simulator helps to shed light on mysteries of Solar System
Even in our cosmic backyard, the Solar System, many questions remain open. On Venus there are formations similar to volcanoes, ...
Fight or flight? How birds are helping to reveal the mysteries of evolution
AMHERST, Mass. – New research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst uncovers the negative link between flightworthiness and fight-worthiness in ...
Unravelling the mysteries around type-2 diabetes
For more than 30 years, scientists have been trying to unravel the mystery of how a key biological molecule self ...
Drones help solve tropical tree mortality mysteries
Imagine trying to understand how climate change affects vast tropical forests by determining how many trees die each year. Clouds ...
Decoding biological mysteries with algae
The tiny cosmos of organisms living on a streamer of algae in a river—the algal microbiome—could help scientists learn what ...
Sanford Burnham Prebys unravels mysteries of the aging Down syndrome brain
LA JOLLA, CALIF. – Nov 15, 2021 – In the first study of its kind, researchers from Sanford Burnham Prebys ...
Harnessing Thor’s Hammer — How forensic science is unlocking the mysteries of fatal lightning strikes
As the world gathers for COP26 in Glasgow, scientists have found the smoking gun in forensic lightning pathology that will ...
Scientists recreate cosmic reactions to unlock astronomical mysteries
Experiments will give scientists a closer look at how exploding stars create world’s heaviest elements.Credit: (Image byArgonne National Laboratory.) Experiments ...
Scientists unravel the mysteries of irreversibility in electrochromic thin films
Electrochromic (EC) materials, one of the key "green" technological components for sustainability and energy savings, have piqued the interest of ...
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Anu, previously gropod, awarded nearly $1 million competitive grant from the National Science Foundation
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International group of scientists warns nuclear radiation has devastating impacts on ecosystems
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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New experimental treatment can stop the growth of schwannoma tumors
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Latin American and Caribbean researchers detail colonialism in ornithology
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In search of the invisible galaxy