Prediction: More gas-giants will be found orbiting Sun-like stars

New planetary formation models from Carnegie's Alan Boss indicate that there may be an undiscovered population…

Radiocarbon dating and DNA show ancient Puebloan leadership in the maternal line

Discovering who was a leader, or even if leaders existed, from the ruins of archaeological sites…

Scientists combine the ultra-fast with the ultra-small to pioneer microscopy at terahertz frequencies

For the first time ever, scientists have captured images of terahertz electron dynamics of a semiconductor…

Model of CRISPR, phage co-evolution explains confusing experimental results

A Rice University study suggests that researchers planning to use the CRISPR genome-editing system to produce…

Prides, protection and parks: Africa’s protected areas can support four times as many lions

New York, NY-Africa's protected parks and reserves are capable of supporting three to four times as…

Study details ringed structure of ORC in DNA replication

An international collaboration of life scientists, including experts at Van Andel Research Institute, has described in…

New data about two distant asteroids give a clue to the possible ‘Planet Nine’

The dynamical properties of these asteroids, observed spectroscopiccally for the first time using the Gran Telescopio…

Researchers document second case of ‘Down syndrome’ in chimps

Japanese researchers have confirmed the second case known to science of a chimpanzee born with trisomy…

Tune your radio: Galaxies sing when forming stars

A team led from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has found the most precise…

Scientists remove reliance on seasonality in new broccoli line, potentially doubling yield

Scientists at the John Innes Centre are developing a new line of fast-growing sprouting broccoli that…