Feb 08, 2024 12:31 pm UTC| Science
In the middle of 2023, a study conducted by the HuthLab at the University of Texas sent shockwaves through the realms of neuroscience and technology. For the first time, the thoughts and impressions of people unable to...
Feb 08, 2024 12:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
Embryonic development, also known as embryogenesis, is a cornerstone in understanding the origins of life. But studying this marvel of intricate and layered biological processes in people faces considerable challenges....
Genetic diseases: How scientists are working to make DNA repair (almost) a piece of cake
Feb 06, 2024 08:01 am UTC| Insights & Views Science
I have always been fascinated by genetics, a branch of biology that helps explain everything from the striking resemblance between different members of a family to the fact that strawberry plants are frost-resistant. Its...
Orbital resonance − the striking gravitational dance done by planets with aligning orbits
Feb 05, 2024 07:17 am UTC| Science
Planets orbit their parent stars while separated by enormous distances in our solar system, planets are like grains of sand in a region the size of a football field. The time that planets take to orbit their suns have no...
Why now is the time to address humanity’s impact on the moon
Feb 05, 2024 05:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Science
Humans have always looked at the sky, using the stars as navigation guides or for spiritual storytelling. Every human civilization has looked to the stars and used celestial movements to measure time and find...
Black hole, neutron star or something new? We discovered an object that defies explanation
Jan 19, 2024 10:07 am UTC| Science
Sometimes astronomers come across objects in the sky that we cant easily explain. In our new research, published in Science, we report such a discovery, which is likely to spark discussion and speculation. Neutron stars...
Jan 09, 2024 23:06 pm UTC| Science
What is the universe made of? This question has driven astronomers for hundreds of years. For the past quarter of a century, scientists have believed normal stuff like atoms and molecules that make up you, me, Earth,...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects