How AI could help translate the written language of ancient civilizations

Twenty-five centuries ago, the “paperwork” of Persia’s Achaemenid Empire was recorded on clay tablets—tens of thousands…

Study examines environmental footprint of California dairy cows over 50 years

Producing a liter of milk in California emits less greenhouse gas and uses less land and…

Cooler-climate farmers now have a modified technique to suppress soil pathogens and pests in high tunnels

A biological technique used to suppress soilborne pests and pathogens already used in warmer climates, with…

European-Russian Mars Mission Delayed to 2022 Over Coronavirus and Tests

“We cannot really cut corners,” said the head of the European Space Agency. Click…

Russian-European mission to Mars postponed until 2022 over coronavirus: Roscosmos

Russia’s space agency Roscosmos and the European Space Agency have decided to postpone the launch of…

Physicists use extreme infrared laser pulses to reveal frozen electron waves in magnetite

Magnetite is the oldest magnetic material known to humans, yet researchers are still mystified by certain…

Researchers map structure of key chromatin-remodeling complex

Northwestern University researchers have mapped a group of proteins that play a critical role in both…

Layered liquids: Reaction chambers for gene regulation

A marvel of complexity, the nucleus is the command center of the cell—harboring information, codes and…

Building blocks for life on Earth arrived much later than we thought, billion-year-old rocks show

Ancient rocks from Greenland have shown that the elements necessary for the evolution of life did…

How impermeable is the impermeable graphene?

New experiments by researchers at The University of Manchester have placed the best limits yet on…