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Fresh Volcanic Eruption Captured on Io by NASA's Juno Mission

Jupiter’s moon, Io, is the most volcanically active planetary body in the entire solar system as it boasts hundreds of active volcanoes. This number



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Early Universe Black Holes: New Insights from Hubble's Latest Survey

How did black holes form and how many existed in the early universe, or less than one billion years after the Big Bang? This is what a recent study publish



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Webb Telescope Reveals Supermassive Black Holes Can 'Starve' Galaxies of Star Formation

What influence can black holes have on a galaxy’s formation and evolution? This is what a recent study published in Nature Astronomy hopes to address



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New Study Reveals Novel Approach to Prevent Mold Growth on Space Stations

Living and working in outer space is incredibly difficult, especially given it’s a closed environment, which invites fungi like mold to inhabit the s



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Wobbling Mars: Detecting Dark Matter Through Primordial Black Holes

Could slight wobbles in the orbit of Mars be caused by microscopic black holes that have existed since the Big Bang? This is what a recent study published



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New AI Method Reveals Impact of Global Warming on Extreme Weather Events

How can artificial intelligence (AI) help researchers plan and predict future extreme weather events resulting from climate change? This is what a recent s



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SETI Institute and Partners Pioneer Search for Extraterrestrial Signals Beyond the Milky Way

Are we alone in the universe, and could we find intelligent life beyond the confines of our Milky Way Galaxy? This is what a first-of-its-kind study conduc



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Seeing Our Climactic Future in Fossils

Microscopic marine fossils can reveal more about the climate of the ancient past; what we are experiencing now; and what can happen in the future.



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NASA Discovers a Global Electric Field After Decades of Search

A team of scientists has used data obtained from a suborbital rocket used in the NASA Endurance mission a to reveal an electric field that is as widespread



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Ancient Impact on Ganymede: New Evidence of a 93-Mile Asteroid's Massive Effect

How did a giant impact 4 billion years ago affect Jupiter’s moon, Ganymede? This is what a recent study published in Scientific Reports hopes to addr



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The Solar Wind Puzzle: Magnetic Switchbacks and Their Impact on Solar Activity

What processes provide energy to the solar wind as it travels away from the Sun and throughout the solar system? This is what a recent study published in S



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BurstCube Satellite Detects First Gamma-Ray Burst in Milestone Achievement

CubeSats have become an excellent way to conduct scientific research on Earth and elsewhere due to their reduced costs and sizes, as some CubeSats are the



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Galaxy Interactions and Cosmic Illusions: Webb's Stunning New Images

How did stars form 7 billion years ago, or approximately halfway between the Big Bang and now? This is what a recent study published in the Monthly Notices



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A Huge Restoration Project is Underway at Yosemite National Park

Yosemite National Park is a world famous natural wonder with towering granite cliffs, gorgeous meadows, giant sequoias, and splendid waterfalls. Now...



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From Shale Gas to Sustainable Water: New Methods for Recovering High-Demand Metals

How can lithium, one of the most demanded minerals for clean energy products like electric vehicles, be harvested without harming the environment? This is



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The Fate of Water on Mars: New Findings from Hubble and MAVEN Missions

What happened to all the liquid water on Mars and what can this teach us about Earth-like exoplanets? This is what a recent study published in Science Adva



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NASA and ISS National Lab Choose WFIRM for Innovative Cancer Study

How can microgravity help advance cancer research? This is what an upcoming grant-awarded project sponsored by the International Space Station (ISS) Nation



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Super-Earth Exoplanet Formation Becomes Nearly Impossible Around Metal-Poor Stars

How can the metal content of stars influence the formation of Earth-like exoplanets? This is what a recent study published in The Astronomical Journal hope



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A New Look at Galaxy Boundaries: Discoveries from Deep Imaging of Cosmic Gas

What are the exact sizes of galaxies, and are they bigger than they appear in deep space images? This is what a recent study published in Nature Astronomy



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Global Study Reveals Urban Areas Receive Significantly More Rainfall Than Rural Neighbors

How does an urban environment influence its rainfall? This is what a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences hopes to



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Marine Microbe Survey Reveals Potential Problem-Solvers

Researchers went 'bioprospecting' in marine microbes, looking for those that can perform helpful functions like eating plastic or generating antibiotics.



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Celebrate this year's International Observe the Moon Night on September 14, 2024

Beginning in 2010, NASA began International Observe the Moon Night based on two events occurring simultaneously in 2009 during the International Year of As



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From Seagrass to Antibiotics: The Breakthrough Potential of Small Molecule In situ Resin Capture

How can oceanic microbes help produce antibiotics? This is what a recent study published in Nature Communications hopes to address as a team of researchers



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Gravity Data Uncovers Ancient Ocean Features and Volcanic Activity on Mars

What did Mars look like billions of years ago? This is what a recent study presented at the Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) 2024 hopes to address as a t



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The "Incomprehensible" Cell - A Parasitic Prokaryote is Discovered

All complex life on Earth, including plants and animals, are made up of eukaryotic cells, which are more sophisticated than bacterial or archaeal cells..



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Mars Exploration: Past, Present, and Future

For thousands of years, Mars, aka the Red Planet, has fascinated skywatchers from countless civilizations and cultures, leading some to speculate that it w



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Fresh Volcanic Eruption Captured on Io by NASA's Juno Mission

Jupiter’s moon, Io, is the most volcanically active planetary body in the entire solar system as it boasts hundreds of active volcanoes. This number



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Using Genetics to Reveal the History of Rapa Nui

The fascinating and remote Rapa Nui or Easter Island, is ~2,000 km from the nearest Polynesian island and 3,700 km west of South America.



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Early Universe Black Holes: New Insights from Hubble's Latest Survey

How did black holes form and how many existed in the early universe, or less than one billion years after the Big Bang? This is what a recent study publish



  • Earth & The Environment

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Webb Telescope Reveals Supermassive Black Holes Can 'Starve' Galaxies of Star Formation

What influence can black holes have on a galaxy’s formation and evolution? This is what a recent study published in Nature Astronomy hopes to address



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New Study Reveals Novel Approach to Prevent Mold Growth on Space Stations

Living and working in outer space is incredibly difficult, especially given it’s a closed environment, which invites fungi like mold to inhabit the s



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Greenland Mountaintop Collapse Triggered Mega Tsunami & 9-Day Seismic Event

An image by the Danish army shows the site after the landslide and subsequent mega-tsunami.



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Wobbling Mars: Detecting Dark Matter Through Primordial Black Holes

Could slight wobbles in the orbit of Mars be caused by microscopic black holes that have existed since the Big Bang? This is what a recent study published



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Genentech Closes Cancer Immunology Department

Genentech, a leading biotechnology company, recently announced the permanent closing of their Cancer Immunology Department. This announcement comes as a ma




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Exposure to Malaria Infection During the Day Limits Parasite Growth

Malaria is a life-threatening disease commonly transmitted by mosquitos. Symptoms include fever, chills, vomiting, headaches, abdominal pain, and rapid hea




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A Name Change & New Insights for a Common Type of Liver Disease

A colorized scanning electron micrograph depicts a Kupffer cell. / Credit: Thomas Deerinck, National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research, UC San Diego.




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The High Price of Holding on to Outdated LIMS Systems

In an era when laboratories are experiencing a surge in test volume and facing increasing demands for efficiency, accuracy, and compliance, reliance on man




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Lignans, a plant-based compound, may have protective effects against type 2 diabetes

Lignans are plant-based compounds that, once ingested, are converted into enterolignans by gut bacteria. These enterolignans, particularly enterolactone, a




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Specialized Brain Cells Found to Drive Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects the brain and spinal cord limiting movement, vision, and others. Known as an autoimmune disorder, this chronic disease of t




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Viral Protein Shapes Linked to Immune-evading Functions

Viruses are invading pathogens that infect host cells and rapidly replicate throughout the body. They carry a small piece of genetic material such as DNA o




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An Evolutionary Journey From Ancient Asgardians to Human Immunity

Microbes have been engaged in an arms race with one another that goes back for millennia. While we have been able to reveal microbial defense systems ..




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Specialized Cells Protect Against Infection by Reducing Inflammation

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that occurs in the lung, caused by bacteria. It is spread through the air and is preventable and even curable. H




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Table Salt Can Activate Immune Cells Against Cancer

Salt has been used for a myriad of reasons throughout history. Not only did individuals use it to preserve food, but it was also used to garden, to constru




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The Small Intestine is Mapped in Detail for the First Time

The human small intestine is an essential organ that helps us absorb nutrients and vitamins from food. It is an average of 6 meters long and is covered wit




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An Antibody That Neutralizes All Known COVID Variants is Discovered

SARS-CoV-2, the pandemic virus that causes COVID-19, has mutated endlessly since it burst on the scene in late 2019. An new antibody could help stop it




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Intermittent Fasting in Teens

The ketogenic diet (KD), popularly known as the "keto" diet, has garnered substantial attention for its potential to promote weight loss and impr




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Dead Cells Release Wound-Healing Signals

Inflammation is the body’s natural response to injury and infections.  It promotes healing through immune cell activation to target bacteria and




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Hybrid Immune Cells from Skull Bone Marrow Suppress Brain Cancer

Brain tumors or glioblastomas are one of the most difficult cancer types to treat. These masses are malignant tumors that are made up of abnormal neuronal




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Cancer Development, Growth, and Evasion of the Immune Response

Most know the word “cancer” as a negative thing.  As a disease characterized by the body’s cells growing uncontrollably, cancer rema




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Successful ultra-rare cell isolation with the CGX10 System

The isolation and expansion of rare and ultra-rare cell populations are important for advancing cell therapy manufacturing. For example, Foxp3-positive na&