How smoking and drinking alcohol causes cancer: Scientists uncover unique patterns of DNA damage
Scientists have revealed exactly how tobacco smoke damages DNA to drive the development of different types of head and neck ...
NASA's Curiosity rover has found the longest chain carbon molecules yet on Mars
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has detected the largest organic (carbon-containing) molecules ever found on the red planet. The ...
Scientists discover ancient wasp that snatched prey like a Venus flytrap, name it after mythological sea monster
"I've seen a lot of strange insects, but this has to be one of the most peculiar-looking ones I've seen in a while," said one ...
Ancient wasp snatched prey like Venus flytrap, scientists say
"I've seen a lot of strange insects, but this has to be one of the most peculiar-looking ones I've seen in a while," said one ...
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Cave spiders use their webs in a way that hasn't been seen before
Cave-dwelling orb spiders have adapted their webs so they act as tripwires for prey that crawl on the walls of the caves ...
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Eminent climate scientist named director of Whale Museum
It’s about the whales: one of the nation’s top climate scientists has been named director of the Whale Museum. Here, a crew ...
Horses, donkeys and zebras have adaptations that break normal genomic rules
A genetic mutation in horses that would typically halt protein production has become a molecular asset. Researchers at Johns ...
Reliable science takes time. But the current system rewards speed
Fast science’ can damage research integrity – just as fast food can damage your health. ‘Slow science’ offers an alternative ...
Astronomers just found a new treasure trove of galaxies. They could help answer our biggest questions.
Euclid, a European space telescope, just captured 26 million galaxies to reveal the secrets of the dark universe.
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An early hint of cosmic dawn has been seen in a distant galaxy
A galaxy inside a bubble may be evidence that the universe was starting to become transparent 330 million years after the big bang ...
Abel Prize Awarded to Japanese Mathematician Who Abstracted Abstractions
Masaki Kashiwara received the honor, often regarded as the Nobel Prize in mathematics, for work that combined different mathematical fields to solve challenging problems.