Gannets Can Dive Into the Ocean at Over 50mph without Breaking Their Necks
Other

Gannets 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…
Patients with melanoma treated with a personalized cancer vaccine
Health

Patients 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…
Butterfly Nebula and Jewel Bug Nebula captured by the Hubble Space Telescope
Astronomy

Butterfly 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…
Thorough tumour profiling in cancer patients
Health

Thorough 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…
A new optical switch makes it possible to precise gene control by light
Biology

A 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…
Researchers restructure the process for fine-tuning spin dynamics
Physics

Researchers 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…
Great Barrier Reef Suffers Third Mass Bleaching Event in Five Years – But It’s “Not All Bad News”
Environmental Science

Great 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.…
Ecuador’s Tallest Waterfall Has Suddenly Disappeared
Environmental Science

Ecuador’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…
Alaskan Arctic Wildlife Refuge Is Now Open For Oil Drilling
Environmental Science

Alaskan 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…
A New Ozone Hole Has Opened Above the North Pole
Environmental Science

A 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…
Load More