When the first samples from Mars return to Earth, scientists should be on the lookout for ancient sleeping bacteria, according to a new study. In a groundbreaking study, a research team, including…
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Astronomers discover a planetary system with a Neptune-mass planet and a massive substellar object
Overview of verification tests performed for TOI-179b using TESS data. The panel shows the flux-normalized light curve of TOI-179. Credit: Desidera et al, 2022 An international team of astronomers reports the detection…
The role of ethylene response factors in regulating fruit ripening and pathogen response
A summary of changes in the regulation of various ERFs in tomato fruit ripening and pathogen response. 1 credit The changes that occur in fleshy fruits during ripening make them more susceptible…
Major Radio Telescope Levels Up to Get Unprecedented Views of the Early Universe
The Northern Extended Millimeter Array (NOEMA), a powerful radio telescope in the French Alps, has reached full capacity. On September 30, the telescope, which includes 12 antennas, was inaugurated and has become…
Laying the Geological Foundations of Life on Earth – Early Plate Tectonics, Geomagnetic Pole Flips
An interior cross-section of the early Earth highlighting its major geodynamic processes. Magnetic field lines are drawn in blue and red emanating from the liquid core that generated them, as plate tectonic…
From Rome to Cannes
Apps 25/10/2022 237 views 8 love The Copernicus Sentinel-1C satellite is currently in Cannes undergoing a series of demanding tests in preparation for its launch in 2023. The third member of the…
Mysterious object could be a ‘strange star’ made up of quarks, scientists say
A relatively small, dense object hidden in a cloud of its own exploded remains a few thousand light-years away challenges our understanding of stellar physics. By all accounts, it appears to be…
An artificial polariton neuron as a step towards a photonic system that mimics the functioning of the human brain
image: Optical microcavity as a pulsating neuron (visualization: Mateusz Krol, source: Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw) see After Credit: Mateusz Krol, source: Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw) Scientists from the…
Different bloom schedules kept these flowers from extinguishing each other
A big part of evolution is competition – when resources are limited, plants and animals must fight for nutrients, mates, and places to live. This means that the flower-covered grasslands of China’s…
UK’s oldest human DNA obtained, revealing two distinct Paleolithic populations
Newswise – The first genetic data from Paleolithic human individuals in the UK – the oldest human DNA obtained from the British Isles to date – indicates the presence of two distinct…