A 100-year-old idea about what props up the Himalayas is being replaced by a new model. It proposes that a rigid slice of mantle, wedged between Asian and Indian crust, helps hold up the Himalayas, also known as the roof of the world.
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Scientists have identified a unique protein in bowhead whales that dramatically improves DNA repair, potentially unlocking secrets to extending human lifespan. Published in the journal Nature, the research reveals how the CIRPB protein, activated…
Tectonic processes and the “ghosts” of past ice sheets are contorting, lifting and pulling Greenland in different directions, new research reveals.
Greenland sits on the North American tectonic plate, which has dragged the island northwest by 0.9…
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Proteins play a key role not only in the body, but also in medicine: they either serve as active ingredients, such as enzymes or antibodies, or they are target structures for drugs. The first step in developing new therapies is…
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For decades, researchers have tried to create semiconductor materials that can also act as superconductors — materials capable of carrying electric current without resistance. Semiconductors, which form the foundation of modern computer chips…
Out in the cosmic landscape, planetary nebulas would offer the perfect Halloween doors to knock on.
They’re spooky tricksters in their names, as they have nothing to do with planets at all and are rather the gory scenes of stars dying. The term “