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Published How were amino acids, one of the key building blocks of life, formed before the origin of life on Earth? - How Were Amino Acids Formed Before the Origin of Life on Earth?



The amino acid abundances of two Ryugu particles were measured and compared with their rocky compone...
Published Wiring up quantum circuits with light - Wiring up Quantum Circuits with Light: A Breakthrough in Quantum Computing



The number of qubits in superconducting quantum computers has risen rapidly during the last years, b...
Published Radio signal reveals supernova origin - Radio Signal Reveals Supernova Origin



Astronomers reveal the origin of a thermonuclear supernova explosion. Strong emission lines of heliu...
Published When pigeons dream - When Pigeons Dream: Understanding the Sleep Patterns of Birds



Dreams have been considered a hallmark of human sleep for a long time. Latest findings, however, sug...
Published Water molecules define the materials around us - Water Molecules: The Defining Factor of the Materials Around Us



A new paper argues that materials like wood, bacteria, and fungi belong to a newly identified class ...
Published Octopuses rewire their brains to adapt to seasonal temperature shifts - Octopuses Rewire Their Brains to Adapt to Seasonal Temperature Shifts



Octopuses don't thermoregulate, so their powerful brains are exposed to -- and potentially threatene...
Published Navigating underground with cosmic-ray muons - Navigating Underground with Cosmic-Ray Muons: A Revolutionary Technology



Superfast, subatomic-sized particles called muons have been used to wirelessly navigate underground...
Published 'Terminator zones' on distant planets could harbor life - Terminator Zones: The Potential for Life on Distant Planets


In a new study, astronomers describe how extraterrestrial life has the potential to exist on distant...
Published Astronomers find distant gas clouds with leftovers of the first stars - Astronomers Find Distant Gas Clouds with Leftovers of the First Stars



Using ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT), researchers have found for the first time the fingerprints l...
Published Breathe! The shape-shifting ball that supports mental health - Breathe! The Shape-Shifting Ball that Supports Mental Health


A soft ball designed to support mental health by 'personifying' breath has been invented by a comput...
Published Surprisingly simple explanation for the alien comet 'Oumuamua's weird orbit - Surprisingly Simple Explanation for the Alien Comet 'Oumuamua's Weird Orbit


When the first interstellar comet ever seen in our solar system was discovered in 2017, one characte...
Published Scientists map gusty winds in a far-off neutron star system - Scientists Map Gusty Winds in a Far-Off Neutron Star System



Astronomers have mapped the 'disk winds' associated with the accretion disk around Hercules X-1, a s...
Published Astronomers detect 'nearby' black hole devouring a star - Astronomers Detect 'Nearby' Black Hole Devouring a Star



Astronomers have discovered a new 'tidal disruption event,' in which the center of a galaxy lights u...
Published Warm liquid spewing from Oregon seafloor comes from Cascadia fault, could offer clues to earthquake hazards - Warm Liquid Spewing from Oregon Seafloor Comes from Cascadia Fault, Could Offer Clues to Earthquake Hazards



Oceanographers discovered warm, chemically distinct liquid shooting up from the seafloor about 50 mi...
Published Giants of the Jurassic seas were twice the size of a killer whale - Giants of the Jurassic Seas Were Twice the Size of a Killer Whale



There have been heated debates over the size of Jurassic animals. The speculation was set to continu...
Published 107-million-year-old pterosaur bones: Oldest in Australia - 107-Million-Year-Old Pterosaur Bones: The Oldest in Australia



A team of researchers have confirmed that 107-million-year-old pterosaur bones discovered more than...
Published Fossils reveal the long-term relationship between feathered dinosaurs and feather-feeding beetles - Fossils Reveal the Long-Term Relationship Between Feathered Dinosaurs and Feather-Feeding Beetles



New fossils in amber have revealed that beetles fed on the feathers of dinosaurs about 105 million y...
Published Twinkling stars fuel interstellar dust - Twinkling Stars Fuel Interstellar Dust: A Look into the Cosmic Cycle



Of the many different kinds of stars, asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars, usually slightly larger a...
Published Astrophysicists reveal the nature of dark matter through the study of crinkles in spacetime - Astrophysicists Reveal the Nature of Dark Matter through the Study of Crinkles in Spacetime



Astrophysicists have provided the most direct evidence yet that Dark Matter does not constitute ultr...
Published NASA's Webb scores another ringed world with new image of Uranus - NASA's Webb Scores Another Ringed World with New Image of Uranus



Following in the footsteps of the Neptune image released in 2022, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope...