Category: 7. Science

Most of the atoms in your body likely spent millions of years circling the Milky Way on a cosmic “conveyor belt” before returning to our galaxy prior to the solar system‘s creation, a new study suggests. Most elements in the universe, except for hydrogen and helium (and a few other weird exceptions), were forged by…

In an unprecedented new study in the journal Cell Reports, researchers have shown neurotransmitters in the human brain are released while processing of the emotional content of language, providing new insights into how people interpret the significance of words. The work, conducted by an international team led by Virginia Tech scientists, offers deeper understanding… Continue…

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Register for free to listen to this article Thank you. Listen to this article using the player above. ✖ Summary  Penn researchers introduce mvGPT, a gene editing tool that edits DNA, activates genes and represses gene expression simultaneously. Successfully tested… Continue Reading News Source: https://www.technologynetworks.com/genomics/news/new-gene-editing-tool-tackles-multiple-diseases-simultaneously-394802

Researchers at Montana State University (MSU) have unearthed a remarkable ancient forest preserved under ice on the Beartooth Plateau, providing a rare look into how warming climates could reshape alpine ecosystems.  The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, analyzes the remnants of a mature whitebark pine forest that once thrived…

Solid-state nuclear clocks brought closer by physical vapour deposition – Physics World

Phytoplankton have been essential to life on Earth for over 35 billion years. Through photosynthesis, they consume carbon dioxide on a scale comparable to that of forests and other land plants. Edwina Tanner from the WhaleX Foundation shares insights on this and discusses the potential for plankton-based solutions in marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) and…

When we marvel at the wonders of nature – like the sweet aroma of spring roses, the melodies of songbirds, or the brilliant colors of autumn leaves – there’s an unsung hero working quietly behind the scenes: the ozone layer. This thin shield in the stratosphere protects Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation (UVR), safeguarding biodiversity…

Paleontologists in the United States have uncovered the fossilized remains of a new species of sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived in the northern hemisphere (supercontinent Laurasia) during the Carnian age of the Late Triassic epoch, around 230 million years ago. Reconstruction of Ahvaytum bahndooiveche, the oldest known low-latitude dinosaur species globally. Image credit: Gabriel… Continue Reading…

When a pesky pest is trying to bore its way into your home, the natural reaction is to build a stronger defense to keep it out.  According to a new study based on fossils from the Cambrian, this is what evolved to happen between two species of sea creature in the ocean covering what is now South…