A team of scientists believe they have discovered the first evidence of an alien protein from a meteorite that struck earth almost 30 years ago.
Meteors sowed seeds of life on earth
Space experts argue that meteorites containing hemolithin protein might have played a crucial role in sowing seeds of life...
Some of the extremely low-density, "cotton candy like" exoplanets called super-puffs may actually have rings, according to new research published in The Astronomical Journal by Carnegie's Anthony Piro and Caltech's Shreyas Vissapragada
Super-puffs are notable for having exceptionally large radii for their masses -- which would give them seemingly incredibly...
Researchers from the group of Hans Clevers at the Hubrecht Institute have developed a new genetic tool to label specific genes in human organoids, or mini organs. They used this new method, called CRISPR-HOT, to investigate how hepatocytes divide and how abnormal cells with too much DNA appear. By...
It covers almost three quarters of the Earth, but we know only a fraction of what lies beneath the ocean’s surface. Google’s parent company Alphabet has today launched a new initiative called Tidal aimed at changing that, with an overarching objective to use a better understanding of the ocean...
Claudette Nevins, who starred in the original production of Neil Simon's Plaza Suite on Broadway and in a national tour of The Great White Hope, has died. She was 82.
Nevins died Feb. 20 in hospice care at her home in Los Angeles, her family announced.
In recurring roles for television,...
Steven Spielberg is one of the most famous directors in the world. Given the movies he’s directed, he will retain this distinction for the rest of his life and probably for many years afterward. In recent weeks, he has been in the news for reasons unrelated to his film...
Our basic understanding of life revolves around the fact that every multi-cellular organism, including human beings, needs oxygen to live.
Nature built the perfect system for turning oxygen into energy. Breathing is so natural, in fact, most of the time we're not even aware that we're doing it.
There is, however,...
Sofia Vergara is the new judge on season 15 of America’s Got Talent. The Latin star will join the talent show competition fresh off from her 11-year run on Modern Family. Audiences are familiar with Vergara’s extroverted personality that make for a perfect fit on the judging panel. Vergara...
A team from the University of Cambridge used the mass, radius, and atmospheric data of the exoplanet K2-18b and determined that it's possible for the planet to host liquid water at habitable conditions beneath its hydrogen-rich atmosphere. The results are reported in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.
The exoplanet K2-18b, 124...
You’ve never seen amphibians in this light before. Like, literally, this specific azure light. Today in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers for the first time show that amphibians glow if you throw blue light on them. The tiger salamander suddenly pops with brilliant green spots. Cranwell's horned frog is...
