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Mitochondria are flinging their DNA into our brain cells, study shows
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Mitochondria release segments of mitochondrial DNA that can travel through pores of the nucleus and integrate into a cell’s chromosomes (where the ...
MeerKAT observations detect a mysterious faint radio ring
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MeerKAT continuum images of Kýklos (J1802–3353) in UHF (left) and L-band (right), at reference frequencies of 815 and 1283 MHz. Credit: Bordiu ...
Paleontologists discover new predatory dinosaur with a distinctive ‘eyebrow’
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Reconstruction of Alpkarakush kyrgyzicus. Credit: Joschua Knüppe Theropod dinosaurs are one of the most important large groups of dinosaurs, including well-known predators, ...
Fossil hotspots in Africa obscure a more complete picture of human evolution, study says
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain Much of the early human fossil record originates from just a few places in Africa, where favorable geological ...
Scottish and Irish rocks confirmed as rare record of ‘snowball Earth’
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A view of Garbh Eileach, the largest island in the Garvellach island chain where the gradational transition into snowball Earth is recorded. ...
Astronomers identify more than one thousand new star cluster candidates
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The central 870 pc of the Cigar Galaxy seen with NIRCam. Credit: Levy et al., 2024. By analyzing the images obtained with ...
Researchers observe ‘locked’ electron pairs in a superconductor cuprate
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This is a graphic drawing that represents how electrons lock together in a superconducting material. Credit: Greg Stewart/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory For ...
Scientists create a cell that precludes malignant growth
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Treated human stem cells transplanted into a laboratory animal. The cells have differentiated to produce proteins occurring in human pancreatic cells. Colors: ...
Scientists successfully create a time crystal made of giant atoms
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Experimental protocol and mean-field phase diagram. Credit: Nature Physics (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41567-024-02542-9 A crystal is an arrangement of atoms that repeats itself ...
Evidence of water vapor detected in the atmosphere of Smertrios
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Artist’s concept of Smertrios. Credit: NASA. Using the CARMENES spectrograph, astronomers have found evidence of water vapor in the atmosphere of a ...
