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Mathematical model provides bolt of understanding for lightning-produced X-rays
In the early 2000s, scientists observed lightning discharge producing X-rays comprising high energy photons — the…
A tighter core stabilizes SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in new emergent variants
New research reveals that mutations in the stem of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein led to the…
Ants took over the world by following flowering plants out of prehistoric forests
Today, ants are pretty much everywhere. To learn more about how these insects conquered the world,…
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…