Rare hereditary diseases can be identified in patients and specific mutations in tumour cells detected – DNA sequencing revolutionised biomedical research decades ago. In recent years, new sequencing methods (next-generation sequencing) in…
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Pakistani scientist discovers new breakthrough in the search for life beyond Earth
A Pakistani-born scientist may have uncovered signs of life beyond our planet. Dr. Nozair Khawaja, an astrobiologist at Freie Universität Berlin, has identified organic molecules beneath the icy surface of Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons….
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24 Years Of NASA Satellite Data Suggest The World Is Getting Darker, And There Are Differences Between The Hemispheres
A new study looking at data from 24 years of NASA satellite surveys has found that the Earth is getting darker, and there are significant differences between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
The team looked at data collected by the Clouds…
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Watch SpaceX launch 24 of Amazon’s Project Kuiper internet satellites to orbit today
Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband megaconstellation continues to grow.
Twenty-four more Project Kuiper satellites are scheduled to take flight today (Oct. 9), lifting off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station atop a SpaceX Falcon 9…
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Programmable proteins use logic to improve targeted drug delivery
October 9, 2025
Therapies that are sensitive to multiple biomarkers could allow medicines to reach only the areas of the body…
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78 Million Years Ago, An Asteroid Left A Crater In Finland – And A Long-Lasting Habitat For Microbial Life
Asteroid impacts are normally associated with danger to life. The end of the dinosaurs’ dominion on Earth was caused by a massive collision. As the Chesapeake impact and others have shown, however, not all of the impacts bring global devastation….
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Chinese scientists use AI protein language model to uncover secrets of evolution
A team of Chinese researchers have identified how different species independently evolve similar traits, revealing the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in advancing evolutionary biology, according to
Xinhua News Agency, a…Continue Reading
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James Webb telescope may have spotted controversial ‘dark stars’ in the far universe
The second most distant object ever spotted by the James Webb telescope may be a ‘dark star’ powered by dark matter rather than nuclear fusion.
By looking at the wavelengths of light picked up by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), researchers…
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Gigantic magma chambers found beneath “dormant” volcanoes
A new study used earthquake waves to peer under the Cascade Range, revealing persistent pockets of magma beneath several quiet peaks. These pockets are not full lakes of magma, but zones of partial melt where hot rock contains some liquid.
Using…
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