Category: 7. Science

Planets do not show up fully formed. They grow inside thick disks of gas and dust that hide almost everything.

For years, that mess has blocked a clear view of how solar systems take shape. Astronomers knew the basics, but the details stayed out…

Is complex social behaviour genetically determined? Yes, as a team of biologists from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) together with colleagues from Bochum and Paris discovered while studying bees. They identified a genetic factor…

These analyses revealed less brain-wide availability of a specific kind of glutamate receptor, known as metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGlu5) in autistic participants. The findings support the idea that an imbalance of excitatory and…

These analyses revealed less brain-wide availability of a specific kind of glutamate receptor, known as metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGlu5) in autistic participants. The findings support the idea that an imbalance of excitatory and…

While the International Space Station (ISS) prepares for a watery grave in 2030, Russia is looking up — and spinning.

The Russian state rocket company, Energia, has officially secured a patent for a giant, rotating space architect,…

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Dwarf planet Ceres passes close to a background star in Cetus tonight, creating a temporary, one-night-only “double star.”

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