Scientists Are Designing CRISPR Gene Editors With AI
Gene editing is like a molecular meet cute. When protein “scissors” dock onto the intended gene, even a…
As Mars’s atmosphere thinned and its surface became cold, dry and irradiated billions of years ago, any surviving microbial life may have found its last refuge underground. Yet the environments most capable of sheltering life could lie metres—or kilometres—below the surface, far deeper than any spacecraft has directly sampled.
Mars has a life-search problem built into its geology. The material we can reach most easily sits in…
it wraps its arms around the victim, grips tight with its thousands of tiny tube feet and pulls hard. Next it forces one of its stomachs out of its mouth…
Like crabs, starfish are rockpool royalty – they’re the creatures families most want to find when they explore…
SpaceX stock stumbles ahead of major Starship test tonight
SpaceX (SPCX) stock stumbled to a new all-time low ahead of a major mission test tonight, just as…
10-Foot Great White Shark Caught on Drone Near Young Swimmers in California Waters
On July 21, drone pilot and marine wildlife photographer Carlos Gauna posted a frightening video to Instagram. Gauna,…
The Next Solar Eclipse Will Deliver a Rare Sight: Totality at Sunset
It’s been two years since the last total solar eclipse, but another one is coming in a few…
The ZWO Seestar S30 Pro delivers beautiful astro in minutes.
Smart telescopes like the Seestar S30 Pro have changed astrophotography and, arguably, urban astronomy. The Seestar S30 Pro…
Mating season may be behind monkeying around on Hong Kong MTR tracks: expert
Hong Kong could see more monkey encounters during the animals’ mating season, an expert has said, after one…
Sperm Whales Use Bubbles as Ballast To Do Their Bizarre Vertical Rest
Schematic image showing sperm whales using bubbles while resting. Image purely for illustrative purposes. In one of the…
Astronomers may have detected an exomoon
Astronomers using the Very Large Telescope in Chile have found evidence of a moon-sized companion far beyond our…
Enhanced inverse Compton scattering via spontaneous focusing induced by a coated plasma mirror
Cole, J. M. et al. Experimental evidence of radiation reaction in the collision of a high-intensity laser pulse…
At the start of winter, the wood frog of North America stops breathing, lets ice form in the spaces between its cells, and its heart stops entirely for up to seven months — then in spring it thaws, its heart restarts, and it hops away as if nothing happened
The wood frog of North America, Lithobates sylvaticus, spends part of every winter frozen. As the cold sets…