Puzzling six-exoplanet system with rhythmic movement challenges theories of how planets form

Using a combination of telescopes, including the Very Large Telescope of the European Southern Observatory (ESO’s…

Boat strikes in protected areas could be harming whale sharks' development

The biggest fish in the ocean, whale sharks, are incredible animals. They can reach lengths of…

Plasmid-encoded toxin-antitoxin system directly controls plasmid replication: study

Conjugative plasmids are extrachromosomal genetic elements that carry genetic determinants for adaptive traits. They contribute to…

Image: Hubble takes portrait of the 'Lost Galaxy'

Located in the constellation of Virgo (The Virgin), around 50 million light-years from Earth, the galaxy…

NASA's deep space network welcomes a new dish to the family

A powerful new antenna has been added to the NASA Space Communications and Navigation’s Deep Space…

Platinum complex inhibits metastasis through conformational modulation of heparan sulfate

Cisplatin has been used to treat cancer since the 1970s. Since then, many other platinum-containing cytostatic…

Suzaku observations find X-ray intraday variability of the blazar PKS 2155−304

Using the Suzaku satellite, astronomers have examined a very high energy (VHE) blazar known as PKS…

Researchers guide a single ion through a Bose-Einstein condensate

Transport processes are ubiquitous in nature, but still raise many questions. The research team around Florian…

Autofocusing of microscopy images using deep learning

Optical microscopes are frequently used in biomedical sciences to reveal fine features of a specimen, such…

Physicists build unique antennas that improve MRI quality and safety

Scanners applied in research use not just one antenna that emits and receives the signal, but…