The creation of art has historically been thought of as a distinctly Homo sapiens behavior, but the recent discovery of a crayon-like piece of ocher that’s at least 42,000 years old adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting that our…
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…