Simulating Evolution to Understand a Hidden Genetic Switch
Some organisms evolve an internal switch that can remain hidden for generations until stress flicks…
Author Denis Bedoya
U.S. Postal Service to Issue Sun Science Forever Stamps With 10 Spectacular Images From NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory
NASA’s images of the Sun’s dynamic and dazzling beauty have captivated the attention of millions.In…
Unusual Quantum Phenomena: Physicists Observe Competition Between Magnetic Orders
Nature study: research team from the University of Bonn gains insights into novel quantum phenomena.They…
Chandra X-ray Observatory Studies Extraordinary Magnetar [Video]
Astronomers recently found the fastest spinning and possibly the youngest magnetar yet.J1818.0-1607 is located about…
Researchers Discover How the Brain Paralyzes You While You Sleep
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba in Japan have discovered a group of neurons in…
NASA and Japan Formalize Lunar Gateway Partnership for Artemis Program
NASA and the Government of Japan have finalized an agreement for the lunar Gateway, an orbiting…
Scientists Investigate Spiritualist Mediums: Why Some People Report “Hearing the Dead”
Spiritualist mediums might be more prone to immersive mental activities and unusual auditory experiences early…
Students Returning Home for Christmas May Have Caused 9,400 Secondary COVID-19 Infections Across UK
New statistical model suggests an infected student returning home for Christmas would, on average, have…
Changing Diets – Not Less Physical Activity – May Best Explain Childhood Obesity Crisis
Findings among children in Amazonian Ecuador offer insights into relative importance of diet vs. energy…
A Single Gene “Invented” Hemoglobin Several Times
Thanks to the marine worm Platynereis dumerilii, an animal whose genes have evolved very slowly,…