Astronomy & Astrophysics 101: Dwarf Planet
Pluto 180° Longitude. Pluto was reclassified from a planet to a dwarf planet in 2006. Credit: NASA, ESA and M. Buie (Southwest Research Institute) A dwarf planet is a celestial…
Does Autism Begin in the Womb? Research Breakthrough May Lead to New Treatment Strategies
An international research group led by Professor Toru Takumi (Senior Visiting Scientist, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research) and Researcher Chia-wen Lin at Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine has…
Strange Galactic Signal Coming From the Center of the Galaxy Has Potential New Explanation
View of the gamma-ray sky. Credit: NASA/DOE/Fermi LAT Collaboration Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have found an alternative explanation for a mysterious gamma-ray signal coming from the center…
Scientists Use Light To Trigger Magnetism in Nonmagnetic Material
An illustrative depiction of the light-induced ferromagnetism that the researchers observed in ultrathin sheets of tungsten diselenide and tungsten disulfide. Laser light, shown in yellow, excites an exciton – a…
RNA bisulfite sequencing reveals NSUN2-mediated suppression of epithelial differentiation in pancreatic cancer
Martinez NM, Gilbert WV. Pre-mRNA modifications and their role in nuclear processing. Quant Biol. 2018;6:210–27. CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Liu N, Dai Q, Zheng G, He C, Parisien…
5 Vegetables You Should Never Eat Raw
There are plenty of raw vegetables that are healthy and nutritious to eat raw, as long as they are washed thoroughly, such as the ones pictured above. However, there are…
NASA Mars Perseverance Rover Campaign #2: The Delta Front
Artistic rendering of NASA’s Perseverance rover. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Recently on Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover officially began the “Delta Front Campaign.” This second campaign of the mission commenced on April 18th,…
Simple Software Could Significantly Boost Building Efficiency
Energy codes pilot study takes flight in New York The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is lending its expertise to help New York City make significant gains in building efficiency…
5 Best Air-Purifying Plants for Your Home
Are you worried about breathing in the harmful particles from your home? Homes are a source of air pollution too. There are plenty of things in the air that you…
Scientists Discover Genetic Cause of Lupus, a Chronic Autoimmune Disease
Scientists carried out whole genome sequencing on the DNA of a child with lupus and discovered a suspicious gene mutation. They then ran experiments on mice to confirm that the…
