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Strange chirping supernova confirms long-debated magnetar theory
16+ hour, 49+ min ago (1037+ words) The Mystery Behind Supernova Brightness Surges When a massive star exhausts its nuclear fuel, its core collapses and triggers a dramatic explosion known as a supernova. Most supernovae follow a fairly smooth pattern, gradually brightening before slowly fading away. Even…...
Chickpeas could become the first food grown on the Moon
8+ hour, 21+ min ago (685+ words) As NASA prepares for the Artemis II mission and a renewed push to explore the Moon, scientists are thinking about a practical challenge for future astronauts: what they will eat. New research from The University of Texas at Austin suggests…...
A surprising blood protein pattern may reveal Alzheimer’s
8+ hour, 15+ min ago (638+ words) "Many neurodegenerative diseases are driven by changes in protein structure," says senior author John Yates, a professor at Scripps Research. "The question was, are there structural changes in specific proteins that might be useful as predictive markers?" Protein Folding and…...
400 million-year-old fish fossils reveal how life began moving onto land
14+ hour, 1+ min ago (805+ words) Scientists are uncovering new details about some of the earliest fish to inhabit Earth more than 400 million years ago. Fresh analyses from two separate studies are helping researchers better understand ancient lungfish, a group that represents the closest living relatives…...
A “ghost” great white shark just reignited a Mediterranean mystery
14+ hour, 37+ min ago (379+ words) The unexpected catch -- considered alongside documented records from the past 160 years -- suggests that great white sharks have never fully disappeared from Mediterranean waters. Instead, scientists describe them as a mysterious or "ghost" population that appears only rarely. Despite their elusive…...
Astronomers think they just witnessed two planets colliding
16+ hour, 6+ min ago (785+ words) "The star's light output was nice and flat, but starting in 2016 it had these three dips in brightness. And then, right around 2021, it went completely bonkers," said Tzanidakis, a doctoral candidate in astronomy at the University of Washington. "I can't…...
Scientists solve the mystery of a vitamin B5 molecule that powers your cells
20+ hour, 43+ min ago (625+ words) The human body produces a molecule from vitamin B5 that plays a central role in metabolism, the network of chemical reactions that keeps cells alive and functioning. If the body cannot produce this molecule properly, the consequences can be widespread. Problems…...
New "super antibiotic" stops deadly gut infection without destroying the microbiome
18+ hour, 56+ min ago (640+ words) Scientists in Leiden have developed a new antibiotic called EVG7 that can combat the dangerous gut bacterium C. difficile using only a very small dose. The treatment also appears to greatly reduce the chances that the infection will return, a common problem…...
Scientists discover seven strange frog-like insects hidden in uganda’s rainforest
18+ hour, 20+ min ago (547+ words) A scientist from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) in Cambridge, England has identified seven previously unknown species of a distinctive frog-like insect. The insects belong to the genus Batracomorphus, a group of leafhoppers. Dr. Alvin Helden discovered the new species while…...
Scientists turn brain cells into Alzheimer’s plaque cleaners
22+ hour, 14+ min ago (526+ words) The findings were published March 5 in Science. Turning Astrocytes Into Plaque Clearing Cells These engineered CAR-astrocytes act like powerful cleaning cells in the brain. Their design allows them to locate and remove harmful proteins that contribute to cognitive decline. How…...