New discovery on regulation of organelle contacts
A pioneering study has revealed how cellular compartments (organelles) are able to control how much they interact and cooperate......»»
Discovery raises hopes of more temperature tolerant wheat
Gene-editing techniques have helped to identify a temperature tolerance factor that may protect wheat from the increasingly unpredictable challenges of climate change......»»
Australian fossil suggests photosynthesis evolved at least 1.75 billion years ago
The oldest evidence of photosynthetic structures reported to date has been identified inside a collection of 1.75-billion-year-old microfossils, a Nature paper reveals. The discovery helps to shed light on the evolution of oxygenic photosynthesis......»»
The regulation of air pollution that crosses state borders
As many of us were reminded last summer when forest fires in Canada turned New York City's air to the color orange, air pollution is transported by the wind. Fortunately, here in the United States, the Commerce Clause of the Constitution gives the fe.....»»
Globular cluster VVV CL002 is falling down to the galactic center, study finds
Using the Magellan Clay telescope in Chile, astronomers have performed high-resolution spectroscopic observations of a galactic globular cluster known as VVV CL002. They found that the cluster is falling down to the Milky Way's center. The discovery.....»»
Researchers propose "RNAkine" nomenclature for naming extracellular ncRNAs
Throughout the history of RNA research, one can immediately notice a significant breakthrough during 2007 and 2008, in which several groups independently reported the discovery of intact noncoding RNA (ncRNA) sequences in extracellular space. Later o.....»»
2024 may be a year of reckoning for Apple’s $85 billion services business
US court cases and tougher EU regulation will pose challenges to Apple's bottom line. Enlarge (credit: Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) Apple faces a legal reckoning in 2024, with a series of regulatory decisions by U.....»»
A legal scholar explains the need for government databases to retract information
In 2004, Hwang Woo-suk was celebrated for his breakthrough discovery creating cloned human embryos, and his work was published in the prestigious journal Science. But the discovery was too good to be true; Dr. Hwang had fabricated the data. Science p.....»»
Researchers find natural spa water in central Japan is long-trapped lithospheric water
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have made a groundbreaking discovery regarding the origins of non-meteoric water in natural spa waters located in central Japan. Based on numerical modeling, their results suggest that this water has been conf.....»»
Japan prepares regulation requiring Apple to allow sideloading in iOS
As the Digital Markets Act antitrust law passed in the European Union, Apple has until March 2024 to let users in Europe install iOS apps outside the App Store. Although Apple has yet to say a word about how it will do this, regulators around the wor.....»»
Astronomers detect new pulsar wind nebula and its associated pulsar
Astronomers from the Western Sydney University in Australia and elsewhere report the detection of a new pulsar wind nebula and a pulsar that powers it. The discovery, presented in a paper published Dec. 12 on the pre-print server arXiv, was made usin.....»»
Researchers find two transcription factors regulate fruit ripening and flavor
Fruit maturity date (MD) is critical to the market supply period and fruit flavor. It is affected by fruit setting date and the length of fruit enlargement and ripening. A better understanding of fruit MD regulation provides guidance for fruits that.....»»
Were these 8 viral TikTok products worth the hype in 2023?
TikTok is a bad influence on our wallets. Let's see if these viral TikTok products are worth the money, from the Labigo electric spin scrubber to the Glossier Ultra Lip to the Baggu Crescent Bag. TikTok is many things: a music discovery platfor.....»»
Debt-laden Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount consider merger
WBD could have 2nd most streaming subscribers if reported meeting leads to deal. Enlarge / Media firms are looking for allies to help them take the coveted media throne. (credit: Warner Bros. Discovery) The CEOs of Warne.....»»
How a Victorian trip to Palestine spurred modern ornithology—and left it with imperial baggage
Palestine's natural splendor offered a landscape ripe for scientific "discovery," description and expropriation by European imperial powers in the 19th century. And in the 1860s, an English vicar named Henry Baker Tristram claimed its birds......»»
First in situ documentation of a fossilized megalodon tooth in the deep sea
A small team of oceanographers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S., working with a zoologist from the SNSB-Bavarian State Collection of Zoology, in Germany, has documented the first in situ discovery of a fossilized megalodon tooth in th.....»»
"Molecular jackhammers" can rupture melanoma cells" membrane, study shows
The Beach Boys' iconic hit single "Good Vibrations" takes on a whole new layer of meaning thanks to a recent discovery by Rice University scientists and collaborators, who have uncovered a way to destroy cancer cells by using the ability of some mole.....»»
First observation of how water molecules move near a metal electrode
A collaborative team of experimental and computational physical chemists from South Korea and the United States has made an important discovery in the field of electrochemistry, shedding light on the movement of water molecules near metal electrodes......»»
First discovery of carbon-based cave art in France"s Dordogne region could pave way for precise radiocarbon dating
The Dordogne region of southern France is home to over 200 caves decorated with colorful Paleolithic art, but little is known about how old it is. Due to its coloration with iron- or manganese-oxide-based material, radiocarbon dating of the art has n.....»»
New method paves the way for new antibiotics
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) researchers have developed a promising antibiotic candidate against MRSA. Behind the discovery lies a methodology that may be important in the fight against antimicrobial resistance......»»
Discovery of a new Hall effect: Does it violate Onsager"s reciprocal theorem?
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba and NIMS have observed a novel Hall effect wherein the deflection direction of current varies according to the current flow direction. Onsager's reciprocal theorem, a fundamental theorem in materials science,.....»»