Study verifies a missing piece to urban air quality puzzle
CMU and NOAA mobile laboratories, collecting data in downtown Pittsburgh. Credit: CMU College of Engineering Despite the…
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Eyeing Moon, NASA hosts first public astronaut graduation ceremony
After completing more than two years of basic training, the six women and seven men were chosen…
Gold bar found in Mexico was Aztec treasure: study
Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology (INAH) says it has now confirmed that a 1.93-kilogram gold bar was…
Researchers solve protein structure associated with inherited retinal diseases
Model by UNH researchers of the activated complex of the PDE6 dimer (green and cyan) with two…
The so-called ‘angel particle’ is still a mystery
An exotic quantum state known as a “chiral Majorana fermion” is predicted in devices wherein a superconductor…
Scientists find evidence that Venus has active volcanoes
This figure shows the volcanic peak Idunn Mons (at 46 degrees south latitude, 214.5 degrees east longitude)…
Atlantic and Pacific oscillations lost in the noise
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) do not…
Giant magnetic ropes seen in Whale Galaxy’s halo
Composite image of the galaxy NGC 4631, the “Whale Galaxy,” revealing large magnetic structures. Credit: Jayanne English…
Blazar variability
An artist’s conception of a blazar, a galay powered by an active nucleus. Blazars are the most…
New study estimates the global extent of river ice loss as Earth warms
Ice cover on the Yukon River approaching its confluence with the Tanana River in Alaska. Credit: Landsat…
All global sustainability is local
Spatial pattern of SDG Index scores in 2000, 2005, 2010 and 2015 for 31 Chinese provinces. Between…
Researchers learn more about teen-age T.Rex
Restoration of a walking T. rex. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0 Without a doubt, Tyrannosaurus rex is the most…
Using deep learning to predict disease-associated mutations
Credit: The University of Hong Kong During the past years, artificial intelligence (AI)—the capability of a machine…
Mars 2020 rover to seek ancient life, prepare human missions
The Mars 2020 rover’s driving equipment was given its first test inside a large, sterile room at…
Snowmageddon warnings in North America come from tropics more than Arctic stratosphere
Conditions seen during the Alaskan Ridge regime — which is associated with the most extreme, widespread cold…
New insights into the earliest events of seed germination
Plant seeds can store their energy in a dry state for years, only to suddenly release it…
‘Ring of fire’ eclipse wows across Asia
This composite image shows the moon moving in front of the sun in a rare “ring of…
In an African forest, the enduring mystery of a giant butterfly
Brush strokes: The expedition’s draftsman draws an African giant swallowtail and other species Suspended from branches high…
Seeing the new Star Wars? Be careful what you wish for
Your expectations may help drive how much you enjoy a movie. Credit: Krists Luhaers on Unsplash How…
Finally, machine learning interprets gene regulation clearly
A mathematical thermodynamic model for gene regulation (top, left) is formulated as an artificial neural network (ANN)…
Synthetic magnetism leads photons on a 2-D quantum walk
The top three images show photons spreading out during a 2-D quantum random walk. The bottom three…
New study suggests ‘enigmatic hominoid’ did not walk upright and was not a tree climber
Oreopithecus bambolii skeleton. Credit: S. Bambi (University of Florence, Florence, Italy). An international team of researchers has concluded…
Mouse pups born from eggs derived from the granulosa cells that surround oocytes
A mouse obtained from gPSC4-derived oocytes by IVM and IVF. The mouse is now about one year…
Lasers learn to accurately spot space junk
Beijing Fangshan Satellite Laser Observatory. Credit: Beijing Fangshan Satellite Laser Observatory Chinese researchers have improved the accuracy…
Simultaneously seeing neurons in action in multiple regions of the brain
Design and implementation of MATRIEX imaging: (a) Experimental diagram of the MATRIEX imaging system. The two round…
Large scale feasts at ancient capital of Ulster drew crowds from across Iron Age Ireland
One of the analysed pig jaws for the study. Credit: Dr Richard Madgwick People transported animals over…
A safer, more effective way to create a star on Earth
PPPL physicist Robert Lunsford has completed research showing that injecting boron powder into fusion plasma can aid…
‘Lost crops’ could have fed as many as maize
Estimated yields of lost crop species and traditionally grown maize. Credit: Journal of Ethnobiology Make some room…
