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Methods for building lunar landing pads may involve microwaving moon soil
Establishing a moon base will be critical for the U.S. in the new space race and…
Key proteins keep DNA regions close for longer
New work by Friedrich Miescher Institute researchers shows that key proteins help to stabilize the interaction…
How chemical modifications on DNA keep genes silent
Several diseases, including certain types of cancer and some neurodevelopmental conditions, have aberrant patterns of DNA…
Chance find results in a fresh understanding of ice age frequency
A chance find of an unstudied Antarctic sediment core has led University of Otago researchers to…
New study sheds light on how neurons respond to aged-related iron accumulation
Iron (Fe) accumulates in the brain cortex with aging. A plethora of studies indicate that progressive…
Researchers adapt a Nobel Prize-winning method to design new, ultra-powerful X-ray systems
If scientists want to push the boundaries of, say, an X-ray laser, they may need to…
'Black widow' PSR J1544+4937 investigated in detail
Indian astronomers have performed long-term radio observations of a “black widow” millisecond pulsar known as PSR…
The oldest-known members of an evolutionary group that includes all living lizards and their closest extinct relatives
Yale researchers have identified the oldest-known, definitive members of the lizard crown group that includes all…
Plasma instability may be a solution for magnetic nozzle plasma thrusters
A research group has demonstrated that spontaneously excited plasma waves may be the solution to a…