Hubble Captures a Peculiar Spiral Galaxy
A beautiful, yet distorted, spiral galaxy shines in this image from NASA/ESA’s Hubble Space Telescope. The galaxy, named Arp 184 or NGC 1961, is located about 190 million light-years from Earth in the…
A Precision Tool for Manipulating Mitochondrial DNA
Many mitochondrial diseases have been difficult to study and treat due to inherent challenges in accessing mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Now, researchers in Japan have optimized mitochondria-targeted compounds that can selectively alter the ratio…
Representations of the Milky Way in Ancient Egyptian imagery
An interest in understanding the role that the Milky Way played in Egyptian culture and religion has led University of Portsmouth Associate Professor of Astrophysics, Dr Or Graur to uncover what he thinks may be…
New telescope images uncover ‘Green Monster’ in Cassiopeia A
Like with the Cygnus Loop, Chandra has provided a 3-dimensional (3D) printable model that can be used to explore the end stage of a star’s life. These 3D models are based on state-of-the-art…
Mars – Tharsis
Tharsis Montes is the largest volcanic region on Mars. It is approximately 2,400 miles across, 6 miles high, and contains 12 large shield volcanoes. The summits of Tharsis Montes are about the same…
New way to treat high blood pressure and aortic aneurysms.
Oxidative stress can occur when our cells are exposed over time to harmful molecules called “reactive oxygen species.” These reactive oxygen species can damage cells and are present in critical disease states, such…
Pancreatic cancer: AI identifies promising combinations
Pancreatic cancer is known for its deadly silence: it grows hidden, resists most treatments, and is usually discovered too late. But a new international study published in Nature Communications offers hope by using…
Academic papers are being contaminated by AI.
Artificial intelligence is quietly slipping into the world of scientific publishing. More and more academic papers show clear signs of having been written — or at least polished — using tools like ChatGPT….
With AI, researchers can now identify the smallest crystals
One longstanding problem has sidelined life-saving drugs, stalled next-generation batteries, and kept archaeologists from identifying the origins of ancient artifacts. For more than 100 years, scientists have used a method called crystallography to…
Donor hearts travel farther with machine perfusion.
In places like Australia, where metropolitan areas are separated by an entire continent, donor hearts used to go unused simply because transplant teams couldn’t get the organ to a recipient in time. “If…