Traces of ancient ocean discovered on Mars
A recently released set of topography maps provides new evidence for an ancient northern ocean on Mars. The maps offer the strongest case yet that...
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The major chord that cures nightmares
Oppressive, frightening, nerve-wracking: nightmares are particularly disturbing dreams. They are considered pathological when they occur frequently (>1 episode per week) and cause daytime fatigue, mood...
Fruit flies move their retinas much like humans move their eyes
Pick an object in front of you—a teacup, for example—and fix your gaze on it.  You may think that you’re keeping your eyes still, but...
ANU scientists use deep planetary scan to confirm Martian core
Seismologists from The Australian National University (ANU) have developed a new method to scan the deep interior of planets in our solar system to confirm...
NIH researchers home in on a new cause of Stargardt disease
Using a new stem-cell based model made from skin cells, scientists found the first direct evidence that Stargardt-related ABCA4 gene mutations affect a layer of...
A pheromone that explains why puffer fish spawn on beaches under moonlight 
A group of animal biologists and chemists at the Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM) at Nagoya University in central Japan, in collaboration with Toyota Boshoku...
Stem cell-derived organoids mimic human parathyroid tissue
Patient-derived parathyroid organoids (PTOs) could pave the way for future physiology studies and drug-screening applications, as shown in a study published on October 27 in...
River longer than the Thames beneath Antarctic ice sheet could affect ice loss
An unexpected river under the Antarctic ice sheet affects the flow and melting of ice, potentially accelerating ice loss as the climate warms.Credit: Dow et...
First-ever study shows bumble bees ‘play’
Bumble bees play, according to new research led by Queen Mary University of London published in Animal Behaviour. It is the first time that object...
Magma on Mars likely
Since 2018, when the NASA InSight Mission deployed the SEIS seismometer on the surface of Mars, seismologists and geophysicists at ETH Zurich have been listening...
Synthetic energy metabolism enables twin engine for cell
A research team led by Prof. YU Tao from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has proposed a novel synthetic energy...
The brain cells that slow us down when we’re sick
We tend to eat, drink, and move less when we’re feeling under the weather. And we’re not alone—most animals reduce those same three behaviors when...
New insights into biology, origin of deadly stomach and esophageal cancers
The University of Houston is leading a team of cancer researchers and experts in stem cell cloning to identify the origin of two very lethal...
750,000 Euros in federal funding for further development of the successful bird calling app BirdNET
The BirdNET mobile app, one of the most popular and successful apps for recognizing bird calls, was developed at Chemnitz University of Technology. In 2021,...
New evidence of biochemical states and force working in concert
Inside the leading edge of a crawling cell, intricate networks of rod-like actin filaments extend toward the cell membrane at various angles, lengthening protein by...
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