image: ©wildpixel | iStock UK researchers have discovered key changes in a cancer gene that drive tumor growth, shedding new light on cancer development and potential treatment. For the first time, scientists in Manchester and London have identified the full range of cancer genes that drive tumor growth. Their work could lead to more effective … Read more
WASHINGTON, April 3 : A supernova – the explosive death of a star – is always violent, destroying material in space while normally leaving a compact stellar remnant like a neutron star or a black hole. But some supernovae that affect the most massive stars in the universe may be so powerful that they leave … Read more
“Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may receive commissions or other income from these links.” Here’s what you’ll learn by reading this story: In 2020, scientists discovered phosphine in the cloud cover of Venus, starting discussions about the possibility of microbial life in this mild but acidic environment. Subsequent studies have shown that many building blocks of … Read more
Credit: Love Staff / Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Homeland Security, and other authorities have reported a record number of illegal shipments of organic goods. At the same time, the world’s intelligence community has noticed many attempts to smuggle sensitive biological samples in attempts at industrial theft or … Read more
Scientists have struggled for years to explain the mysterious mechanism inside tokamaks, donut-shaped machines designed to one day generate electricity by fusing atoms together. Inside these devices, superheated plasma is held in place by gravity. Some of those particles eventually escape from the back and head towards the smoke chamber, called the divertor. When the … Read more
In order to survive in the human bloodstream, the African trypanosome virus coats itself in a protective membrane made of proteins called variant surface glycoproteins (VSG). A study published in Nature Microbiology has now identified a key protein that allows microbes to properly manipulate this protective “coat”. The researchers found that a newly identified protein, … Read more
NASA is just hours away from launching Artemis 2, the first mission to land humans on the moon in more than half a century. About 10 days flight – expected to raise today (April 1) from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida at 6:24 pm EDT (2224 GMT) – will carry NASA astronauts Reid … Read more
For more than three hundred years, Amonons first law has been one of the most reliable principles of physics. Written by the French physicist Guillaume Amontons in his 1699 book De la résistance causée dans les machines, the law states that the force of friction is directly proportional to the applied load, which means that … Read more
Science and energy production are closely linked. In recent years, we have made several amazing scientific discoveries that may hold the future of energy production in their hands. But to realize the strange condition of the matter that existed considered impossible for more than 50 years it may hold the answers to powering our future … Read more
April 2nd is Autism Awareness Day, and ahead of the 2026 annual recognition, a group of scientists has been praised for a breakthrough in the field of genetics and autism risk. Over the past decade, researchers have been able to identify a series of rare genetic variants associated with an increased risk of autism and … Read more