Like brain cells, kidney cells can form memories
Kidney cells can also form memories. At least in a molecular sense. Neurons have historically been the cell most […]
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Using AI, historians trace how astronomical ideas spread in the 16th century
Historians working with an artificial intelligence assistant have begun to trace the spread of astronomical thinking across Europe in
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A materials scientist seeks to extract lithium from untapped resources
Electric vehicles promise to help us move away from fossil fuels, but they present a new problem: how to
Genetics
The world’s largest coral was discovered in the South Pacific
Off the coast of the Solomon Islands lurks a centuries-old creature that’s so big it can be seen from
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Cervical cancer deaths are falling among young American women
Cervical cancer rates have decreased since a human papillomavirus, or HPV, vaccine was introduced in 2006.SN: 10/6/08). Now, a
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A distant quasar’s black hole is surprisingly large for its galaxy
The first glimpse of starlight from a galaxy hosting one of the most distant quasars known has revealed an
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X-rays from nuclear explosions can protect Earth from asteroids
The trick is to use X-rays to deflect the space rock, researchers report Sept. 23 Nature Physics. In
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Climate change has increased the wind speed of storms by an average of 29 km/h
Human-caused climate change is increasing the intensity of Atlantic hurricanes by an entire category on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind
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The footprints offer a rare look at ancient human relatives crossing paths
Two ancient hominid species with slightly different gaits interbred in East Africa. Traces preserved on what was once a
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The spiky filaments of a zombie star shed light on a 12th-century supernova
No one knows how those tents were formed. But astronomers now know where they are going. New observations, reported