Beryllium-10 (^10Be) is a rare isotope formed when cosmic rays interact with oxygen and nitrogen in Earth’s atmosphere. It reaches the surface through precipitation and gradually accumulates in ocean sediments. With a half-life…
George R. Tynan, University of California, San Diego and Farhat Beg, University of California, San Diego The way scientists think about fusion changed forever in 2022, when what some called the experiment of…
The search for alien life is closely tied to the quest for habitable planets. Astronomers are focusing on exoplanets, looking for atmospheric chemicals that could indicate the presence of advanced civilizations. These substances,…
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Used in everything from soda cans and foil wrap to circuit boards and rocket boosters, aluminum is the second-most-produced metal in the world after steel. By the end of this…
The search for extraterrestrial life raises profound questions, and one of the most challenging is defining the nature of life itself. For over a century, biologists have understood that life on Earth is…
Adam Zewe | MIT News Metabolic imaging is a noninvasive method that enables clinicians and scientists to study living cells using laser light, which can help them assess disease progression and treatment responses. But light…
An international team of scientists recently published a study highlighting the potential role of iron sulfides in the formation of life in early Earth’s terrestrial hot springs. According to the researchers, the sulfides…
A team of international neuroscientists, led by researchers from Duke-NUS Medical School, has identified a crucial mechanism governing the reactivation of neural stem cells, which are vital for brain cell repair and regeneration….
In a novel approach, researchers have succeeded in capturing nanoscale video footage of hydrogen and oxygen atoms combining into water from an inert environment, facilitated by a rare metal catalyst. The highly efficient…
Microbes were recently identified living within sealed fractures in rocks estimated to be 2 billion years old. The samples were extracted from the Bushveld Igneous Complex, located in South Africa, a region known…