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AI algorithm unblurs the cosmos
Researchers adapted a well-known computer-vision algorithm used for sharpening photos and, for the first time, applied…
Form is (mal)function: Protein's shape lets bacteria disarm it
Shigella bacteria can infect humans but not mice. A team can now explain why. Their findings…
New, exhaustive study probes hidden history of horses in the American West
Indigenous peoples as far north as Wyoming and Idaho may have begun to care for horses…
Surprise finding shows that neutrophils can be key antitumor weapons
White blood cells called neutrophils have an unappreciated role in eradicating solid tumors, according to a…
'Comprehensive' map of volcanoes on Venus — all 85,000 of them
Planetary scientists Paul Byrne and Rebecca Hahn at Washington University in St. Louis have created the…
Astronomers witness the birth of a very distant cluster of galaxies from the early Universe
Astronomers have discovered a large reservoir of hot gas in the still-forming galaxy cluster around the…
Deep ocean currents around Antarctica headed for collapse
Antarctic circulation could slow by more than 40 per cent over the next three decades, with…
How cosmic winds transform galactic environments
Much like how wind plays a key role in life on Earth by sweeping seeds, pollen…
A reconstruction of prehistoric temperatures for some of the oldest archaeological sites in North America
Scientists often look to the past for clues about how Earth’s landscapes might shift under a…