There might be a type of exoplanet without dry land. They’re called “Hycean” worlds, a portmanteau of “hydrogen” and “ocean.” They’re mostly or entirely covered in oceans and have thick hydrogen atmospheres. There might be a type of exoplanet without dry land. They’re called “Hycean” worlds, a portmanteau of “hydrogen” and “ocean.” They’re mostly or entirely…
A team of paleoanthropologists and geneticists from Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, EFS, ADES has found evidence of what may have been a contributing factor to the decline of Neanderthals. In their paper published in the journal Scientific Reports, the group describes how they conducted genetic sequencing of three hominid gene populations to learn more about…
Climate change is melting away glaciers around the world, but in the Andes Mountains, a wild relative of the llama is helping local ecosystems adapt to these changes by dropping big piles of dung. Climate change is melting away glaciers around the world, but in the Andes Mountains, a wild relative of the llama is helping…
Even though the Palisades and Eaton fires are now mostly contained, the Santa Ana winds have led to new fires flaring up across Los Angeles County. While many of the latter have been in areas of dense brush, resulting in wildfire smoke, the destruction of homes, businesses and various structures in the earlier blazes has…
Teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program continue stacking the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket’s twin solid rocket booster motor segments for the agency’s Artemis II mission, inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program continue stacking the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket’s twin…
With reptiles gaining popularity as pets in the U.K., an understanding of their behavioral and welfare requirements has never been more critical. In contrast to what we know about the positive effects of providing enriched environments for popular pet species such as dogs and cats, there is a significant lack of scientific research regarding the…
There’s often little warning when a tsunami strikes, but a research team at USF aims to improve the forecasting of these hazardous events for communities that are most at risk. There’s often little warning when a tsunami strikes, but a research team at USF aims to improve the forecasting of these hazardous events for communities that…
As harmful algal blooms (HABs) continue to spread across the globe, urgent research is needed to address this growing threat. Studies in Italy, China, and the Atlantic basin have shown that many water bodies have high nitrogen-to-phosphorus ratios, making phosphorus a key factor that drives these blooms. This highlights the critical need for more effective…
Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered a novel mechanism that recognizes and eliminates “bad” transcriptional elongation enzymes during gene expression, findings that may inform the understanding of adrenal diseases, according to a recent study published in Science Advances. Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered a novel mechanism that recognizes and eliminates “bad” transcriptional elongation enzymes during gene expression,…
In collaboration with colleagues from international partner institutions, researchers at the University of Cologne have investigated the asexual reproduction of oribatid mites using genome sequencing techniques. In collaboration with colleagues from international partner institutions, researchers at the University of Cologne have investigated the asexual reproduction of oribatid mites using genome sequencing techniques. Evolution Molecular & Computational biology Phys.org…