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Asteroids venturing near white dwarfs don't break directly into dust, study reveals
When asteroids travel too close to white dwarfs, the dense remnants of stars that have exhausted their nuclear fuel, powerful gravitational forces can tear them...
Measuring multiple reactions on a single electrode with extraordinary sensitivity
A reaction on a single electrode can tell scientists a remarkable amount about the chemical nature and number of analytes involved. The challenge comes when the...
A protein that regulates mRNA decoding can itself be regulated with implications for understanding cancer
Decoding of messenger RNA (mRNA) occurs during translation, the vital cellular process that builds proteins. Errors in this process are known to lead to cancer...
Researchers observe the arrival of El Niño in Monterey Bay
For more than 30 years, MBARI technology has recorded real-time data about Monterey Bay, from oceanographic conditions at the surface to biological surveys in t...
Waves alter Antarctic polynyas by breaking up surrounding sea ice
Polynyas are one of Antarctica's great counterintuitive features: recurring areas of open water surrounded by vast expanses of sea ice. These unusual environmen...
Chemical recycling turns silicone waste into reusable building blocks with up to 99% yield
Silicones are widely used in industry, medicine and everyday products due to their exceptional thermal and chemical stability. However, it is precisely these pr...
Borneo's wildfires could have a lasting impact on orangutans
Indonesia is battling one of its most severe wildfire seasons in over a decade, as intense El Niño conditions fuel widespread drought. Some of the most severely...
Qinghai–Tibet Plateau study traces evolution of terrestrial animals across three distinct regions
A new study has pieced together the evolutionary history of terrestrial animals on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP), offering a comprehensive picture of how the...
The human surfaceome: AI flags potential cell surface drug targets overlooked by major databases
More than 65% of approved medicines work by binding to proteins on the surface of human cells. Yet scientists developing new treatments face a fundamental probl...
The 'shape' of gene expression: Identifying genes that may share roles across species
Much of what we know about biology comes from animal models, particularly mice. Applying these insights to humans, however, is not always straightforward. For e...
How the quantum vacuum perturbs atoms, could shrink black holes and may have helped form galaxies
The word "vacuum" may conjure the image of empty space. Maybe you think of a region far outside the solar system without planets, debris, gas clouds or light. A...
Detailed images reveal ribosome assembly inside human cells for the first time
For decades, ribosomes have been under the lens of many scientists. Ribosomes are highly sophisticated and complex molecular machines that allow cells to synthe...