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NASA Laser Terminal enhances views during Artemis II mission
Millions of people watched the historic launch of Artemis II and were captivated by the mission's 10-day journey around the moon as NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman...
Widespread genetic exchange in disease-causing parasites revealed
Mississippi State University biologist Matthew W. Brown is part of an international research team whose latest findings, published this spring in the Proceeding...
Mechanochemistry simplifies synthesis of challenging conductive organic molecules
Mechanochemistry is a growing field for chemical reactions that proceed in the solid state in the absence, or with minuscule amounts, of solvent added. For deca...
Stealth switch in tuberculosis enzyme could open route to drug-resistant treatment
Recent research published in Communications Biology marks an advance in structural biology by enhancing understanding of protein regulation mechanisms in Mycoba...
Q&A: How the legal opium market shaped global trade—and led to an opioid crisis
The rare earths so essential to our modern technology have become a new diplomatic weapon—used to leverage influence and wield power, reshape global alliances,...
A leading journal finds that AI is flooding academic publishing with lower quality work
Artificial intelligence can undoubtedly help scientists with their academic papers by summarizing research and helping to improve writing. However, one downside...
Proton beam timing tool could check radiotherapy energy before nearly every treatment
Proton beams are not only used in sophisticated nuclear physics experiments. Today, they are becoming increasingly popular in radiotherapy, where they are an ir...
How sulfur oxidation states shape the behavior of sugar-based surfactant molecules
Sugar-based amphiphilic molecules, which contain a hydrophilic sugar headgroup and a hydrophobic segment such as an alkyl chain, can assemble in water depending...
Azide-to-diazo reaction unlocks safer path to versatile nitrogen-rich compounds
In the world of organic chemistry, nitrogen-containing organic compounds are ubiquitous, forming the backbone of pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, dyes, and funct...
Seeing an eclipse from Earth is awe‑inspiring—for astronauts in space, the scene was even more grand
The astronauts on Artemis II's trip to the moon in April 2026 didn't just have an amazing journey through space. They also saw something extraordinary. They wer...
How photosynthetic bacteria pass light along: Two major energy pathways identified
RIKEN researchers have found out how light energy harvested by pigments besides chlorophyll is transferred to the molecular site where photosynthesis occurs in...
The way a cell fails to divide after copying its DNA can determine its fate
Cell division is one of the most fundamental and complex processes underpinning life. In human cells, thousands of molecules coordinate with one another in high...