RNA ties itself in knots, then unties itself in mesmerizing
COVID-19: RNA – the genetic molecule that tells cells the structure of proteins (Image: © Julius Lucks/Northwestern University) Striking new videos show how RNA —...
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Here’s the latest on COVID-19 vaccines
These are the COVID-19 vaccine prospects that have made it to phase three trials and beyond.. More than 150 coronavirus vaccines are in development across...
What happens if you catch flu and COVID-19 at the same time?
Two infectious disease experts explain why this is not the year to blow off your flu shot. IT’S A FAMILIAR rite of autumn: Neighborhood pharmacies hang...
Why unreliable tests are flooding the coronavirus conversation
Flawed methods. Faulty materials. Here’s how to make sense of the wildly different results from current antibody testing. As disagreements pile up over easing COVID-19...
Earth has a new geologic age: The Chibanian
It’s all thanks to a cliff by a river in Japan. Earth has a new age: the Chibanian geologic time interval, which took place from...
Astronomers Just Found the First Evidence That ‘Mini Black Holes’ Exist
Astronomers Just Found the First Evidence That ‘Mini Black Holes’ Exist By Yasemin Saplakoglu – Staff Writer a day ago Space Researchers discovered a relatively low-mass black hole orbiting a...
Revolution, Napoleon and Now Fire: What Paris’ Iconic Notre Dame Cathedral Has Endured
Paris’ iconic Notre Dame cathedral caught fire today (April 15), a shocking inferno that soon collapsed part of the building’s spire. According to the BBC, the cause of...
Is Running on the Beach Good for Your Body?
The beach may seem like an inviting place to run on a cool summer morning, but is running on the sand good for your body?...
This Alien World Has No Clouds, and That’s Weird
The team, led by Nikolay Nikolov, an astronomer at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom, detected this hot gas giant, known as WASP-96b,...
Here’s What the Next Pandemic Pathogen Might Look Like
It’s a nightmare scenario: An infectious disease is spreading around the world and threatening to topple civilization as we know it. But what kind of...
MIT announced today (April 2) that it has severed a subcontract with Nectome, a company that says it will preserve the brains of dying people in order to revive them in the future.
MIT Just Cut Ties with Nectome, the ‘100-Percent-Fatal’ Brain-Preserving Company MIT announced today (April 2) that it has severed a subcontract with Nectome, a company...
Weirdly Dimmable ‘Alien Megastar’ Darkens Again
A faraway megastar that once raised questions about aliens because of its weird pattern of dimming has darkened once again. By now, though, researchers have...
Spring Daylight Saving: Lose an Hour of Sleep, But Save a Koala
This Sunday marks the 100th anniversary of daylight saving time (DST), and what better way to celebrate than by losing an hour of sleep in...
NASA’s ‘Quiet Supersonic’ Plane Could Change Airports Forever
Breaking the sound barrier was a challenge of engineering. It was also incredibly, and perhaps maddeningly, loud. In the heady days after the end of...
How Much Money Would It Take to Make You Happy? Scientists Calculate
Money may not buy you love, but it turns out that the green stuff can bring happiness, to a point: New research finds that there’s...
The nervous system is a complex collection of nerves and specialized cells known as neurons that transmit signals between different parts of the body. It is essentially the body’s electrical wiring.
The nervous system is a complex collection of nerves and specialized cells known as neurons that transmit signals between different parts of the body. It...
Scientists Rush to Explore Underwater World Hidden Below Ice for 120,000 Years
A huge, trillion-ton iceberg about the size of Delaware broke free from Antarctica’s Larsen C Ice Shelf in July 2017. As it moved away from its chilly...
On Island of the Colorblind, Paradise Has a Different Hue
An island in the Pacific has a unique genetic history that affects how it understands color. Pingelap Atoll, the Micronesian island in the South...
Ungarn und Polen wollen mehr Einfluss Die Ministerpräsidenten von Polen und Ungarn lehnen die Verteilung von Flüchtlingen nach einem Quotenystem weiter strikt ab. Beim Antrittsbesuch von Polens Premier Morawiecki in Budapest forderten beide Regierungschef zudem mehr Mitspracherecht in der EU. Wie viel Substanz hat diese Partnerschaft?
Die Ministerpräsidenten von Polen und Ungarn lehnen die Verteilung von Flüchtlingen nach einem Quotenystem weiter strikt ab. Beim Antrittsbesuch von Polens Premier Morawiecki in Budapest forderten beide...
Topul parlamentarilor care fac afaceri cu statul
Una dintre regulile pe care atât deptuații, cât și senatorii trebuie să le respecte odată cu preluarea mandatului de parlamentar este ca, alături de declarația...
HBO confirmă: Ultimul sezon din ‘Game of Thrones’ va fi difuzat în 2019
Canalul american HBO a confirmat că fanii vor trebui să aştepte anul viitor pentru a cunoaşte deznodământul celebrei saga de fantasy medieval. Totuşi, nu a fost...
New York: O scara incredibila de 150 milioane dolari! VIDEO
A aparut, astfel, proiectul oarecum nebunesc al unei structuri monumentale de 150 de milioane de dolari, botezata Vessel si alcatuita din 154 de scari si...
‘Bomb Cyclone’ Forecast to Hit East Coast
Just when you thought the weather couldn’t get any worse, The Washington Post hits us with “bomb cyclone.” That’s right: Forecasters suggest this “bomb” will make the...
2017, The State of Food Security and Nutrition in europe and central asia
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Watch The New Trailer and Photos From Netflix’s ‘The Day I Met El Chapo: The Kate del Castillo Story’ (+ video)
Update: Sean Penn has threatened legal action against Netflix over the series you are about to read below. We have all read the Sean Penn Rolling...
Sukobili se simpatizeri PKK i policija, ima povrijeđenih
Simpatizeri terorističke organizacije PKK organizovali su proteste u njemačkom gradu Dizeldorfu tokom kojih je došli do sukoba s policijom. Policija ovog njemačkog grada dala je...
Børns medievaner afhænger af forældrenes uddannelsesniveau Børn af lavtuddannede forældre bruger mere tid foran skærmen, viser svensk undersøgelse. Særligt tv’et er ildeset hos de højtuddannede....
L’appauvrissement du français est en marche
«Calendos», «guincher», «radiner»… Tous ces mots, jadis présents dans nos conversations ont disparu du langage de nos adolescents. Claude Duneton (1935-2012) notait ce rétrécissement de...
