Credit: PixabayTwo University of Nebraska professors have launched a startup aimed at bringing to market an innovative method for delivering drugs and therapies to specific locations in the human body. The key ingredient? Milk.Yes, ordinary milk. It has proven to be a promising tool, especially in the biopharmaceutical field. Reports indicate that genetically modified...
Credit: PixabayFirst detected on August 7, 2024, by the University of Hawaiʻi’s ATLAS telescope in Sutherland, South Africa, asteroid 2024 PT5 has intrigued astronomers with its Earth-like orbit around the Sun. This small asteroid, approximately 33 feet (10 meters) in diameter, poses no threat to our planet.Orbiting the Sun in a path similar to...
Credit: PixabayA long-term study on little penguins in Australia has debunked the belief that these seabirds stay with one partner for life. The research uncovered a "divorce rate" nearly ten times higher than that of U.S. humans, with parenting success as the main factor behind separations.While some penguins, like Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae), are...
Palomar 5, a seemingly calm star cluster, may hide a swarm of over 100 stellar-mass black holes. Spanning 30,000 light-years and located 80,000 light-years away, it provides clues about star cluster evolution and tidal stream formation. Unique in its loose structure and 20-degree tidal stream, Palomar 5 contrasts with typical dense globular clusters of...
An artist’s concept of the Pandora mission, seen here without the thermal blanketing that will protect the spacecraft, observing a star and its transiting exoplanet. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Conceptual Image LabSet to launch later this year, NASA’s Pandora mission promises groundbreaking advancements in our understanding of exoplanet atmospheres. By focusing on at...
Credit: DepositphotosDuring sleep, the brain performs a "wash and rinse" routine to clear out harmful proteins associated with neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. However, new research has revealed that a widely used sleep aid might interfere with this critical process.In 2012, neuroscientist Maiken Nedergaard from the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) identified a unique...
Artist's impression of ASKAP J1839-0756. (James Josephides)At the end of their lifecycles, some of the largest stars explode in massive supernovas, leaving behind dense cores called neutron stars. These remnants can emit strong radio waves from their magnetic poles.As these stars rotate, their radio beams sweep across Earth, creating periodic pulses much like a...
(ValaGrenier/Getty Images)The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday a ban on Red Dye No. 3, a controversial food coloring known to cause cancer in animals. Decades after scientific evidence first raised concerns, Red 3, as it is also known, continues to be used in nearly 3,000 food products in the United...
An x-ray detector at the National Ignition Facility was used to measure the energy spectrum and intensity of x-ray bursts created in the experimentsLawrence Livermore National LaboratoryA groundbreaking innovation at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has combined high-power lasers with an ultralight silver metal foam to create the brightest X-ray source ever recorded, boasting...
Scientists make a huge leap forward in understanding the genetic map of depression risk. Credit: PixabayWe are closer than ever to accurately determining if a person’s biology makes them more prone to major depressive disorder. Researchers have identified 293 new gene variants linked to increased risk, a 42% increase from what was previously known.A...
