Proteins, the workhorse of the human cell, help digest our food, carry oxygen through the body,…
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What if mysterious 'cotton candy' planets actually sport rings?
Some of the extremely low-density, “cotton candy like” exoplanets called super-puffs may actually have rings, according…
Space weather model gives earlier warning of satellite-killing radiation storms
A new machine-learning computer model accurately predicts damaging radiation storms caused by the Van Allen belts…
To predict an epidemic, evolution can't be ignored
When scientists try to predict the spread of something across populations—anything from a coronavirus to misinformation—they…
Swamp wallabies conceive new embryo before birth—a unique reproductive strategy
Marsupials such as kangaroos or wallabies are known for their very different reproductive strategies compared to…
Putting a price on the protective power of wetlands
In coastal communities prone to hurricanes and tropical storms, people typically turn to engineered solutions for…
Gold in limbo between solid and melted states
If you heat a solid material enough, the thermal energy (latent heat) causes the material’s molecules…
KITE code could power new quantum developments
A research collaboration led by the University of York’s Department of Physics has created open-source software…
From Russia, with fruit: Arctic mission gets record resupply
A Russian icebreaker has made a successful supply run to deliver new crew and goods to…
Half of world's beaches could vanish by 2100
Climate change and sea level rise are currently on track to wipe out half the world’s…