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Genetic Analysis Shows Life’s Earliest Evolution Was More Complicated Than Previously Suspected
Biologists have long hoped to understand the nature of the earliest living organisms on Earth. If they could, they might then be able to say…
More Efficient, Environmentally Friendly Ethylene Production With New Catalyst
Spacecraft Reveals Venus’ Super-Rotation Maintained by Atmospheric Tidal Waves
Molecular & Isotopic Evidence of Milk, Meat & Plants in Prehistoric Food Systems
New Dual-Action Coating Invented to Prevent Bacterial Cross-Contamination of Fresh Produce
Paleontologists Reveal Jurassic Park in Eastern Morocco
COVID-19: The Greater Threat to Society of Social Distancing
Algorithm Developed to Predict the Evolution of Genetic Mutations
Scientists Tame Electron Bunches to Generate Brighter X-Ray Beam With “Donut Laser”
MIT Researchers Designed a Congestion-Control Scheme to Reduce Delays in Wireless Networks
Congestion control system could help streaming video, mobile games, and other applications run more smoothly. MIT researchers have designed a congestion-control scheme for wireless networks…
Turbulent Firestorm of Starbirth Captured in Awe-Inspiring Hubble 30th Anniversary Portrait
NASA is celebrating the Hubble Space Telescope’s 30 years of unlocking the beauty and mystery of space by unveiling a stunning new portrait of a…
What Exactly Are Coronaviruses Anyway?
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that usually cause mild to moderate upper-respiratory tract illnesses, like the common cold. However, three new coronaviruses have…
Icelandic DNA Jigsaw-Puzzle Puts Together New Image of Neanderthals
An international team of researchers has put together a new image of Neanderthals based on the genes Neanderthals left in the DNA of modern humans…
New Insights Into Extreme Matter From High-Energy-Density Physics Research
Atoms and molecules behave very differently at extreme temperatures and pressures. Although such extreme matter doesn’t exist naturally on the earth, it exists in abundance…
More Questions Than Answers as NASA Reveals Alien Composition of 2I/Borisov
When amateur astronomer Gennady Borisov discovered an interstellar comet zipping through our solar system on August 30, 2019, scientists promptly turned their telescopes towards it…
COVID-19 World Map: 2,719,897 Confirmed Cases; 207 Countries; 187,705 Deaths
WHO Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 96 WHO, together with heads of state, global health leaders, private sector partners and other stakeholders launched the Access…
“Most Dangerous Place in the History of Planet Earth” Revealed by Paleontologists
100 million years ago, ferocious predators, including flying reptiles and crocodile-like hunters, made the Sahara the most dangerous place on Earth. This is according to…
Crucial Weight-Balancing Test Performed on NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover
The mission team performed a crucial weight-balancing test on the rover in preparation for this summer’s history-making launch to the Red Planet. With 13 weeks…