A group of 632 main-belt asteroids (178 previously known objects and 454 unknown objects) have been identified in archival images from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Citizen scientists from around …
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Share on PinterestScientists have discovered why a poor diet increases cancer risk.Charles Gurung/Getty Images A poor diet increases the risk of obesity, heart disease, type 2 diabetes and certain cancers. …
Image source: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), intrusive thoughts, mood changes, and other symptoms following a trauma can greatly affect a person’s quality of life. About 6 …
medium sizeModern physics involves some truly mind-boggling extreme scales. Cosmology reveals that the Earth is a tiny dot in the observable universe, with a staggering 93 billion light-years in diameter. …
Credit: cell (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.01.039 A new German study focuses on a component of the human gut microbiota that has been little studied so far. Plasmids are small extrachromosomal genetic …
Astronomers have discovered the most massive stellar black hole known in the Milky Way after detecting an unusual wobble in space. It is Gaia BH3, its mass is nearly 33 …
Assistant Professor of Physics Matilda Backholm’s unique micropipette force sensor technology detects the tiny forces acting between superhydrophobic materials and water droplets.Image credit: Matilda Backholm/Aalto University Using a novel force …
Astrophysicists have discovered why spiral galaxies like the Milky Way are so rare in the supergalactic plane, a dense region of our local universe. The study, led by Durham University …
A treasure trove of molecules has been discovered in two galaxies we saw 12 billion years ago, revealing information about how stars formed in the ancient realm. One of the …