Category: 7. Science

BYLINE: Nicole Kuchta, NSF NOIRLab Communications Intern

Newswise — “By combining resources, this international partnership has produced world-class instruments far more…

NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has potentially captured the first direct evidence of dark matter, as gamma rays from the center of the Milky Way appear to bear its signature, according to research published…

Scientists have found a way to convert high-energy radiation waste from particle accelerators into a critically scarce medical isotope used in cancer therapy.

The intense beams of particles inside accelerators, typically focused on unlocking…

Two mysterious blobs deep inside Earth may hold clues about the origin of life on our planet, new research finds.

Deep beneath Earth’s crust, in the mantle, lie two continent-sized blobs. These gigantic “lava puddles” cling to the planet’s core,…

Scientists have discovered how a mitochondrial mutation rewires immune function in a model of inherited primary mitochondrial disorders, which often lead to severe disability and death. They have discovered that this single inherited…