Science

A team of researchers led by JAXA’s Institute of Space and Astronautical Science has discovered unexpected patterns of slow motion and stationary waves in the nightside upper clouds of Venus. The research is published in the journal Nature Astronomy. The atmospheric superrotation at the upper clouds of Venus. While the …

The discovery of CRISPR has made for an interesting few years in the realm of genetic research. It meant we can make permanent edits to a genome with the aid of the CIRSPR/Cas9 system, but there has been a great deal of concern over how to use this powerful technology. Researchers …

In the first study of its kind, a Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute-led team of researchers has uncovered the genetics of the ancient Canaanites and a firm link with people living in Lebanon today. The Grapes of Canaan, c. 1896-1902, by James Jacques Joseph Tissot. Image credit: Jewish Museum, New York. …

How small can you make a satellite? The first satellite, Russia’s Sputnik, weighed in at about 183 pounds (83 kilograms). Today, many smaller space projects are taking place thanks to inexpensive CubeSats, but a company called Breakthrough Starshot has something even smaller in mind. It has successfully tested tiny satellites …

A recent study led by University of Illinois researchers found that middle-aged adults with higher levels of lutein — a nutrient found in green leafy vegetables such as spinach and kale, as well as avocados and eggs — had neural responses that were more on par with younger individuals than …

Culture was once thought to be what distinguishes humans from other animals. However, research by a University of St Andrews-led team of scientists studying behavior of humpback whales and other animals tells a radically different story. Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the South Bank, Dominican Republic. Image credit: Christopher Michel …

Archaeologists have found a well-preserved Early Bronze Age wooden vessel in the Swiss Alps. The artifact could help researchers shed new light on the spread and exploitation of cereal grains. The Early Bronze Age wooden container, Lötschenpass, Switzerland. Image credit: Rolf Wenger, Marcel Cornelissen Badri Redha / Archaeological Service of …

The ATLAS experiment, one of the four major experiments at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland, has reported the first evidence for the decay of the Higgs boson to a pair of bottom quarks. The ATLAS Experiment presented evidence for a first sighting of the Higgs boson decaying to a …

Google has added Street View images to a great number of unusual places on Earth from historical sites to remote islands. Now, it’s getting Street View data for a place where there are no streets — the International Space Station. With the help of the station’s crew, Google has rolled …

Regular physical activity represents a natural, strong anti-inflammatory strategy and should be integrated in the management of patients with cardiometabolic diseases, according to a review of previous studies by Bente Klarlund Pedersen, a clinical professor at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. According to the new review, physical activity has strong …