Astronomy

A nearby supernova could end the search for dark matter

The search for the universe's dark matter could end tomorrow—given a nearby supernova and a little luck. The nature of dark matter has eluded astronomers for 90 years, since the realization that 85% of the matter in the ...

Evolution

'Genetic time machine' reveals complex chimpanzee cultures

In recent decades, scientists have clearly demonstrated that chimpanzees, like humans, pass on complex cultures such as tool use from generation to generation. But human culture has become vastly more sophisticated, from ...

Chemists create world's thinnest spaghetti

The world's thinnest spaghetti, about 200 times thinner than a human hair, has been created by a UCL-led research team. The spaghetti is not intended to be a new food but was created because of the wide-ranging uses that ...

Study reveals RNA's unknown role in DNA damage repair

A multi-institutional team of researchers, led by Georgia Tech's Francesca Storici, has discovered a previously unknown role for RNA. Their insights could lead to improved treatments for diseases like cancer and neurodegenerative ...

Astronomers detect a distant young super-Jupiter exoplanet

An international team of astronomers has reported the detection of a new super-Jupiter exoplanet as part of the Next Generation Transit Survey (NGTS). The newfound alien world, located some 1,430 light years away, is nearly ...

Hubble finds sizzling details about young star FU Orionis

In 1936, astronomers saw a puzzling event in the constellation Orion: the young star FU Orionis (FU Ori) became a hundred times brighter in a matter of months. At its peak, FU Ori was intrinsically 100 times brighter than ...

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Introducing 'UFO' galaxies—the Milky Way's dustier cousins

In a new study, a team of astrophysicists led by CU Boulder has set out to unravel the mysteries of UFOs—not the alien spacecraft, but a class of unusually large and red galaxies that researchers have nicknamed Ultra-red ...

Video: Our sun is the star in a new simulation

NASA supercomputers are shedding light on what causes some of the sun's most complex behaviors. Using data from the suite of active sun-watching spacecraft currently observing the star at the heart of our solar system, researchers ...

Genetic research explores purple tea's health benefits

Purple tea, the product of long-term natural evolution, stands out for its high anthocyanin content, known for antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-aging effects. Unlike traditional green tea, purple tea is increasingly ...

Our minds may process language like chatbots, study reveals

A recent study has found fascinating similarities in how the human brain and artificial intelligence models process language. The research, published in Nature Communications, suggests that the brain, like AI systems such ...

How geodesign could enhance collaborative urban planning

In urban planning, competing interests—such as creating more space for housing while preserving biodiversity—often have to be reconciled. How this could be better achieved in the future was investigated by an international ...

New daisy species discovered with refined DNA technology

Sometimes plants are so similar to each other that the methods developed by 18th-century scientist Carl Linnaeus for identifying species are not enough. In a thesis from the University of Gothenburg, completely new species ...