Throughout Earth’s oceans runs a conveyor belt of water. Its churning is powered by differences in the water’s temperature and saltiness, and weather patterns around the world are regulated by its activity. A pair of researchers studied the Atlantic portion of this worldwide conveyor belt called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, […]
Cat bacteria treats mouse skin infection, scientists find
Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine used bacteria found on healthy cats to successfully treat a skin infection on mice. These bacteria may serve as the basis for new therapeutics against severe skin infections in humans, dogs, and cats. The study, published in the journal eLife was led by Richard L. Gallo, MD, PhD, Distinguished […]
Gamma-ray Telescope selected by NASA to chart Milky Way evolution
The US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has selected a new space telescope proposal to study the recent history of star birth, star death, and the formation of chemical elements in the Milky Way. For the unversed, in 2019, NASA’s Astrophysics Explorers Program received 18 telescope proposals and selected four for […]
Radio signals from distant stars suggest hidden planets
Scientists have discovered stars unexpectedly blasting out radio waves, possibly indicating the existence of hidden planets. The University of Queensland’s Dr. Benjamin Pope and colleagues at the Dutch national observatory ASTRON have been searching for planets using the world’s most powerful radio telescope Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) situated in the Netherlands. The study was […]
Ocean life helps produce clouds, but existing clouds keep new ones at bay
A new research led by scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the National Oceanic, and Atmospheric Administration, and others significantly alter the prevailing understanding of how marine life influences clouds and may change the way scientists predict how cloud formation responds to changes in the oceans. With collaborators from 13 other institutions, Gordon Novak, a […]
Research shows climatic impact of black carbon aerosols is underestimated
New Research has shown that the full magnitude of the impact of smoke from seasonal fires in Central Africa and in particular, the potential climate warming from the absorption by the black carbon component of the aerosol, is underestimated by some climate models over the South-East Atlantic. The findings of […]
Study finds gene linked to evolution of limb development
Researchers from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine recently took part in a study that gives insight into how limb development evolved in the vertebrates. The findings, published in Current Biology, identify a gene that plays a central role in the evolution of limb development in vertebrates. By manipulating this gene in mice, researchers were […]
Reasearch discovers 14 genes that cause obesity
University of Virginia scientists have identified 14 genes that can cause and three that can prevent weight gain, promising news in the effort to develop drugs to treat obesity. The findings published in PLoS Genetics might pave the way for treatments to combat a health problem that affects more than 40 […]
NASA’s Lucy Mission prepares for launch to Trojan asteroids
NASA has tested the functions of Lucy, the agency’s first spacecraft to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids, filled it with fuel, and is preparing to pack it into a capsule for launch on October 16. Named after characters in Greek mythology, these asteroids circle the Sun in two swarms, with one […]
NASA, Boeing helping Russia in trying to find cause of cracks on space station
Engineers from the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are helping Russia in its investigation into the possible causes of cracks and air leaks at the International Space Station (ISS). Paul Hill, a member of NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel, said at a Sunday panel meeting that the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, the […]
Elon Musk taunts Joe Biden as ‘sleeping’ for ignoring SpaceX success
Tesla CEO Elon Musk took a pot shot at President Joe Biden on Sunday, the day after his private spaceflight, SpaceX, completed a historic mission as the first all-civilian flight crew. One of Musk’s followers on Twitter asked him, “The President of the United States has refused to even acknowledge […]
Study provides new insights into how immune system responds to skin cancer therapy
Skin cancer patients could have a better prognosis if their T cells send messages from five specific genes in their immune response to drugs given to treat the disease suggests the findings of a new research led by the University of Birmingham. The research, carried out in mice, cells in […]
SpaceX launches spaceship with first-ever fully civilian crew on board
American aerospace manufacturer SpaceX on Thursday launched the Falcon 9 carrier rocket that placed the Crew Dragon spaceship into orbit. This was the first-ever fully civilian crew mission dubbed as Inspiration4. The launch took place at 00:03 GMT from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. “Dragon and the @inspiration4x astronauts are now officially in space! Dragon will […]
Future risk of ALS linked to blood lipoprotein levels
The findings of a large epidemiology study published recently suggests that some blood lipid biomarkers linked to cardiovascular disease risk are also associated with a lower risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The study was published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. ALS is the commonest form of motor […]
Food science explains inner workings of membrane-free cell compartments: Study
Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers reported that food science principles have helped them determine how unusual droplets within cells stay organised and avoid dissolving into the rest of the cell’s gelatinous interior. The findings of the study were published in the journal ‘Science’. The researchers said their work could advance scientific understanding of […]