Category: 7. Science

A study published in Cell Research advances a central idea in stem cell biology by identifying a checkpoint that controls the identity of many different types of stem cells across developmental stages.

For nearly two decades,…

As the Artemis II crew prepares for splashdown, Pacific eyes are on Dr Christina Koch, the first woman to travel into deep space and her unique connection to the people of American Sāmoa.

Koch has long celebrated her ties to the islands. On a…

New simulations show that the world’s strongest ocean current didn’t start flowing overnight – several major factors needed to align before it could begin exerting its powerful influence on Earth’s climate.

Five times stronger than the Gulf…

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As ⁠NASA’s record-breaking Artemis mission bolsters the U.S. path back to the moon, China’s bid to land astronauts there by 2030 is taking…

A new study has found that a common tree disease can turn some dry northern forests from methane sinks into methane sources.

The finding suggests that damage hidden inside living trunks may be quietly changing how much warming a forest helps…

The James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) picture of the month shows Tau 042021 (left) and Oph 163131 (right), two protoplanetary disks located about 450 and 480 light-years from Earth in the constellations Taurus and Ophiuchus…