Cells have a second DNA repair toolbox for difficult cases
DNA repair enzymes, such as the ligase shown here that joins broken DNA strands, scan replicating DNA in…
Extreme black hole system OJ 287 just got more interesting
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Unique molecule may lead to smaller, more efficient computers
Today, most of us carry a fairly powerful computer in our hand—a smartphone. But computers weren’t always so…
The Story of Astrophysics in Five Revolutions
In the northern hemisphere, we’re getting on to enjoying summer time which traditionally includes vacationing. Typically, vacations are…
Scientists Just Admitted Nobody Really Gets Quantum Physics : ScienceAlert
The theory of quantum mechanics has transformed daily life since being proposed a century ago, yet how it…
Scientists shrink the genetic code of E. coli to contain only 57 of its usual 64 codons
Bacteria with a synthetic genome. Credit: Larissa Ulisko The DNA of nearly all life on Earth contains many…
US Accused of Playing “God” With THOR’s Plasma, Sparking Fear and Hope Amid Fusion Breakthrough That Threatens Energy Giants
IN A NUTSHELL 🔥 Fusion ignition was achieved at Los Alamos National Laboratory using the innovative THOR window…
Photons pass famous Bell test but without entanglement, shows study
For decades, entanglement has been the hallmark of quantum weirdness, a ghostly connection between particles that Einstein famously…
World’s Largest Collider Finds “Modern Alchemy” as US Tech Turns Lead to Gold sparking Fury and Hope in Global Science Community
IN A NUTSHELL 🔬 Researchers at the Large Hadron Collider have detected the creation of gold nuclei during…
Unlocking the secrets of our galaxy’s heart using magnetic fields
The dust in the Milky Way, shown in darker and redder colours, are regions where new star formation…
It’s deeper than darkness — Cosmic dawn signal reveals 13 billion-year echo
Have you ever thought about hearing a whisper from 13 billion years ago? Besides being almost poetic, we…
Neutrinos ghosted dark matter in hunt for their tiny mass: Study
Neutrinos are among the strangest known particles, so lightweight that trillions pass through your body every second without…