Category Science

The white or blueish spots are six images of the same quasar created by the lensing effect of two galaxies, one appearing as the light patch in the centre and one as a red arc F. Dux et al. A…

November 15, 2024 3 min read Miaou! Curly Tails Give Cats an ‘Accent’ A genetic mutation makes some cats’ tail curl over their back, giving them something akin to an accent when they communicate with other kitties By Christa Lesté-Lasserre…

I get a minimum height of 2.5R. So if the loop is 4 meters high (with a radius of 2 meters), the car would have to start 5 meters above the ground to just make the loop. Of course, this…

Summary: A comprehensive analysis of The Times newspaper spanning 235 years shows that while actual crisis events have only modestly increased, crisis-related news coverage has grown dramatically. Researchers identified over 1,000 crisis events but found that modern media’s use of…

Nearly a year after its approval, the first medical treatment that uses the Nobel Prize–winning technology Crispr is now being given to patients. Called Casgevy, the gene-editing treatment is for people with sickle cell disease and a related blood disorder…

Summary: Researchers have developed a new technique to identify living microbes in the harsh Atacama Desert by separating DNA from living and dead cells. The discovery reveals diverse microbial communities surviving in one of Earth’s most extreme environments, with implications…

Summary: Scientists have discovered how a unique material can selectively trap specific molecules using pores that only appear when needed. The research, focusing on a crystal called planar tris(phenylisoxazolyl)benzene, demonstrated 96% accuracy in separating different forms of the same chemical,…

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network. BAKU, Azerbaijan—During 2024, the hottest year on record, snowpack in the Himalaya Mountains has plummeted to unprecedented lows, the Arctic has become a net carbon emitter, and…

Researchers have identified new roles for a protein long known to protect against severe flu infection – among them, raising the minimum number of viral particles needed to cause sickness. The protein also helps prevent unfamiliar viruses from mutating after…

The skeleton of Navaornis hestiae, an 80-million-year-old bird fossil S. Abramowicz/Dinosaur Institute/Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County An 80-million-year-old fossil bird has been discovered with a skull so exquisitely preserved that scientists have been able to study the detailed…