Michael J. Chamberlin, an editorial board member of the Journal of Biological Chemistry and a pioneer in the study of transcription, died on November 1 at age 88. He was an American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology member for…
There’s not a whole lot to spot on the surface of the moon tonight, but if you look hard enough you’ll see one or two interesting features. And as we approach the New Moon, this will be…
There’s not a whole lot to spot on the surface of the moon tonight, but if you look hard enough you’ll see one or two interesting features. And as we approach the New Moon, this will be…
This year got off to an exciting start as we welcomed Flora Lichtman back to Science Friday as host of the show, alongside Ira. From day one, she’s delighted listeners with weird, wonderful, eye-opening stories, including an award-winning…
When it comes to brain function, neurons get a lot of the glory. But healthy brains depend on the cooperation of many kinds of cells. The most abundant of the brain’s non-neuronal cells are astrocytes,…
Liu, X., Yang, B., Liu, Q., Gao, M. & Luo, M. The long-term neuroprotective effect of MIND and mediterranean diet on patients with alzheimer’s disease. Sci. Rep. 15, 32725. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-17055-5 (2025).
Scientists have found that with the help of a new chemical analysis, they could pinpoint the location of buried gold deposits beneath Scotland and Ireland. Sophisticated new chemical analysis of gases trapped in rocks for millions of years has…
Self-deprecating ‘wonang travel’ trend prizes comfort, minimal exertion over adrenaline rush
About 880 light-years from Earth, a hot mess of an exoplanet is slowly spilling its atmosphere into space, creating two enormous tails of helium that stretch more than halfway around its star.
This is the first time such a spectacle has ever…
Asia In Brief A SpaceX executive has claimed that a Chinese satellite launch came within 200 meters of hitting a Starlink satellite.
“A few days ago, 9 satellites were deployed from a launch from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in…