OtherGannets Can Dive Into the Ocean at Over 50mph without Breaking Their Necks If you’ve ever bailed a dive and finished work on a belly flop for everyone, you’ll have a unique appreciation of the ball presented by…
HealthPatients with melanoma treated with a personalized cancer vaccine The vaccine induces a long-lasting anti-tumor response in melanoma patients. Four years after patients with melanoma received a customized cancer vaccine, the vaccine-engineered immune response…
AstronomyButterfly Nebula and Jewel Bug Nebula captured by the Hubble Space Telescope Astronomers dissect the structure of planetary nebulae using Hubble Space Telescope images. Photos of two famous planetary nebulae captured by the Hubble Space Telescope are…
HealthThorough tumour profiling in cancer patients Cancer in a patient is special. Understanding the genetic defects or variations in the DNA genome of a patient’s tumor is the key to unlocking…
BiologyA new optical switch makes it possible to precise gene control by light A modern optical transition makes it possible to accurately monitor the lifetime of the genetic “copies.” The cells are used as construction instructions for the…
PhysicsResearchers restructure the process for fine-tuning spin dynamics A significant breakthrough in the field of spintronics, researchers in the U.S. The Department of Energy (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Yale University have shown…
Environmental ScienceGreat Barrier Reef Suffers Third Mass Bleaching Event in Five Years – But It’s “Not All Bad News” The Great Barrier Rift suffered its third mass bleaching event in five years as an Australian government aviation survey identified widespread bleaching across its borders.…
Environmental ScienceEcuador’s Tallest Waterfall Has Suddenly Disappeared One day in early February, Ecuador’s longest waterfall disappears. Long ago, Cayambe Coca National Park in the Amazon of Ecuador was home to San Rafael…
Environmental ScienceAlaskan Arctic Wildlife Refuge Is Now Open For Oil Drilling After decades of pushbacks and protests, the Trump administration has begun auctioning off deep oil drilling leases in the Alaska desert. However, the sale has…
Environmental ScienceA New Ozone Hole Has Opened Above the North Pole NASA’s Arctic Ozone Watch reports the formation of a large hole in the ozone layer above the North Pole that could be the largest in…