Supermassive black holes inside of dying galaxies detected in early universe

An international team of astronomers used a database combining observations from the best telescopes in the…

Two critically endangered red-ruffed lemurs born in captivity

Baby season this year launched out of this world with the birth of two new critically…

Chemists reveal how tau proteins form tangles

One of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease is the presence of neurofibrillary tangles in the brain.…

Study shows cell membrane–bound enzyme is essential for COVID-19 infection

The membrane-bound form of angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is essential for enabling infection with SARS-CoV-2,…

Vision changes in space

Understanding the effects of microgravity on the human body is essential in enabling astronauts to travel…

Male wolf spiders get luckier following complex courtships

Some male wolf spiders seem to get luckier than others when it comes to courting females.…

Artificial intelligence helps in the identification of astronomical objects

Classifying celestial objects is a long-standing problem. With sources at near unimaginable distances, sometimes it’s difficult…

Sea turtle conservation gets boost from new DNA detection method

DNA “fingerprints” left behind by sea turtles offer scientists a simple, powerful way of tracking the…

Astronomers will train James Webb Telescope's high-precision spectrographs on two intriguing rocky exoplanets

With its mirror segments beautifully aligned and its scientific instruments undergoing calibration, NASA’s James Webb Space…

Hubble views an interacting spiral

This image, taken by the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 on NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope,…