Schizophrenia’s Hidden Trigger: Scientists Discover Unexpected Link to Skull Development
(22q) raises schizophrenia risk through skull malformations linked to the Tbx1 gene, affecting cerebellar development. This ...
A Tale of Four Worlds: Hubble’s Ten-Year Hunt for Secrets in the Outer Solar System
NASA and ESA’s Hubble Space Telescope has been observing the outer planets through a program called OPAL (Outer Planet ...
Heaviest Antimatter Yet: Large Hadron Collider Uncovers Antihyperhelium-4 in Groundbreaking Discovery
Heavy ion collisions at the Large Hadron Collider generate conditions conducive to the formation of hypernuclei and their ...
DNA’s Secret Dance: How Molecular Machines Twist and Loop Life’s Code
New research shows that SMC proteins loop and twist DNA consistently in both humans and yeast, impacting DNA structure and ...
Sonic Breakthrough: MIT Unlocks Ultrasound Control With Advanced Metamaterials
Researchers at MIT have developed a design framework for controlling ultrasound wave propagation in microscale acoustic ...
Loneliness Peaks Twice: Unveiling the U-Shape of Adult Isolation
Loneliness in adulthood exhibits a U-shaped pattern, peaking in early and older adulthood and lowest in middle adulthood. This finding comes from a new study b Medicine, which analyzed nine ...
Earth Observation Just Got a Major Upgrade With Sentinel-1C
Sentinel-1C, launched via the Vega-C rocket, enhances Europe's capacity for high-resolution Earth monitoring and introduces maritime traffic detection technologies. This launch is a pivotal moment for ...
What Spicy Food Really Does to Your Body (and Why You Might Crave It)
Spicy food consumption varies greatly in tolerance and preference, with its health impacts under constant scrutiny by scientists. While some find pleasure in the heat, which activates pain pathways ...
The Arctic Is Lighting Up – and It’s Not the Northern Lights
The Arctic has seen an increase in human activity, particularly in oil and gas extraction areas, leading to a significant ...
Scientists Have Discovered a “Mini-Brain” Inside the Heart
New research reveals that the heart has its own complex nervous system, or "mini-brain," which plays a critical role in ...
Longevity Breakthrough: New Protein Discovery Could Be the Key to Healthier Aging
New research found that the protein MANF helps cells manage toxic protein clumps, improving cellular health and potentially ...
MIT Unveils Breakthrough in Detecting Tiny Asteroids, Boosting Planetary Defense
Researchers at MIT have developed a method to detect small asteroids in the main asteroid belt, significantly improving our ability to spot objects as little as 10 meters across. This new technique, ...