Pig DNA Methylation Map Reveals Hidden Genetic Switches Behind Meat Traits
In one of the most ambitious epigenomic studies yet attempted in livestock, researchers have assembled a vast multi-omics…
Rare humpback whale spotted on Pembrokeshire coast
Lloyd Nelmes, an aquarium manger and marine project officer with Sea Trust Wales, spotted a humpback whale in…
Radio signal detected for the first time from a planet outside our solar system – Ground News
Radio signal detected for the first time from a planet outside our solar system Ground NewsAstronomers pick up first-ever…
Londoners advised to stockpile three days of food as fears grow over polar vortex
“Through the latter part of the winter, following a peak in El Niño, the stratospheric polar vortex (SPV)…
‘Back from outer space’: How Karina Rykman escapes from Earth in her new album ‘Late Checkout’
Karina Rykman wants you to leave Earth for a little while. Not literally, necessarily. The New York bassist,…
Common Metal Could Unlock a Cheaper Path to Quantum Materials
Cobalt is a widely used transition metal valued for its magnetic properties, durability, and role in technologies ranging…
Nat Geo’s ‘Africa’ Doc Features Six World’s Firsts and Required 300 Days of Filming In 33 Countries
National Geographic’s newest documentary series, Africa: Earth’s Wild Home, is among its most ambitious to date. The seven-part…
That’s No Moon… That’s An Exoplanet!
It wasn’t that long ago that a science teacher would have told students that there was no evidence…
Switzerland’s ‘wake-up call’ as glaciers melt in record-breaking summer
Europe’s record-breaking summer, after a winter of little snow, has led to “staggering” melting on Switzerland’s famous glaciers,…
Astronomers spot gas falling onto a neutron star for the first time, revealing how matter flows towards the star |
Astronomers have, for the first time, watched gas fall onto a neutron star. A team led by Roi…
Protons ride moving waves to reach record energy with long-pulse lasers
image: Schematic setup of the experiment. (a) Multilayer (4-, 8-, and 16-layer) LSG is irradiated with (b) the…
A tiny cat in Bolivia is changing what scientists know about wild cats
Genetic research has identified five distinct tiger cat species in South America. It has also prompted closer scrutiny…