In a discovery published today in the journal Nature, OHSU scientists used advanced imaging to reveal the molecular machinery that allows the inner ear to convert vibrations into the sensation of sound. Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University have … Read more
Even with massive investment, there are very high hurdles still to overcome: technical challenges such as fuel performance and reactor maintenance; political challenges, too, although the Americans, the Europeans, the Russians, the Chinese, the Japanese and the Australians have all … Read more
(CNN) — The wreck of a ship that tried to warn the RMS Titanic of the iceberg that sank it on its maiden voyage has been found at the bottom of the Irish Sea. The British merchant steamship SS Mesaba … Read more
This story was originally published on The Conversation and appears here under a Creative Commons license. In 2021, an expedition off the icy northern Greenland coast spotted what appeared to be a previously uncharted island. It was small and gravelly, … Read more
Artificial-intelligence tools are helping to scientists to come up with proteins that are shaped unlike anything in nature.Credit: Ian C Haydon/UW Institute for Protein Design In June, South Korean regulators authorized the first-ever medicine, a COVID vaccine, to be made … Read more
Image by NASA When they examined decades-old blood samples from 14 NASA astronauts who flew Space Shuttle missions between 1998 and 2001, researchers found that samples from all 14 astronauts showed mutations in their DNA. While these mutations are likely … Read more
The reaction generates amino acids and nucleic acids, the building blocks of proteins and DNA. July 28, 2022 LA JOLLA, CA—Four billion years ago, the Earth looked very different than it does today, devoid of life and covered by a … Read more
The plants in lunar soil were compared to a control group of plants grown in volcanic ash and a lunar soil simulant known as JSC-1A. The lunar samples on the right do not appear as developed as the control samples … Read more
To induce a memory, Fraser and his team conditioned the zebra fish larvae to associate a light with being uncomfortably heated, much as the 19th-century Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov conditioned his dogs to salivate in expectation of a treat when … Read more
A photograph of sponges and other animals at Langseth Ridge. Image: Alfred-Wegener-Institut / PS101 AWI OFOS system/ Antje Boetius [email protected] ABSTRACT breaks down mind-bending scientific research, future tech, new discoveries, and major breakthroughs. A thriving community of centuries-old sponges is devouring the … Read more