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Scientists testing new scanning technology discover mysterious structure beneath an ancient Egyptian city
Archaeologists working in Egypt's Nile Delta may have discovered a tomb or temple dating back around 2,600 years while testing a new technology designed to loca...
Designing proteins by their motion, not just their shape
Proteins are far more than nutrients we track on a food label. Present in every cell of our bodies, they work like nature's molecular machines. They walk, stret...
Implantable 'living pharmacy' produces multiple drugs inside the body
A multi-institutional team of scientists, co-led by Northwestern University, has taken a crucial step toward implantable "living pharmacies"—tiny devices contai...
AI set to transform personality testing, new research finds
Personality tests are widely used in workplaces to shape recruitment, leadership training and team building. But what if artificial intelligence could make them...
Hubble image: IC 486—where spiral arms and star formation meet
A luminous swirl set against the deep black of space, the barred spiral galaxy IC 486 glows with a soft, ethereal light in this new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telesc...
Unlocking the cell's 'gatekeeper': Researchers discover critical RNA quality-control factor, LENG8
How do cells ensure that the "blueprints" of genetic information-RNA are accurate and intact before they are exported from the nucleus to the cytoplasm for prot...
Q&A: Why hasn't the US military used force to secure the Strait of Hormuz?
Since the United States and Israel launched their war against Iran in late February, Iran has retaliated by targeting commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz,...
'Drive‑off' fuel thefts cost millions even before the war—and they're heading up
With petrol and diesel prices soaring, we're hearing more reports of alleged fuel thefts from petrol stations, farms, trucks and even parked cars. The Australas...
Breaking recalcitrant lignin bonds with electricity for conversion into value-added chemicals: An e-biorefinery
A research team led by Professor Jaehoon Kim at Sungkyunkwan University and Dr. Dong Ki Lee at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) has develope...
Cyclone Narelle is now larger and 'more severe' as it crosses the Western Australian coast
Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle continues to amaze us with its long journey across northern Australia. This cyclone began life near the Solomon Islands on March...
Unraveling the secrets of telomerase, an enzyme linked to aging and cancer
A central question in molecular biology is how cells protect their chromosomes from damage during repeated cell division. At the heart of this protective proces...
Exotic harvestmen once lived in Europe
A German-Bulgarian research team led by SNSB paleontologist Christian Bartel has discovered a new species of harvestman in 35-million-year-old Ukrainian and Bal...