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Super-bright stellar explosion is likely a dying star giving birth to a black hole or neutron star

The discovery, based on an unusual event dubbed “the Cow,” may offer astronomers a new way to spot infant compact objects.

A spacecraft has “touched” the sun for the first time

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe crossed into the sun’s atmosphere on April 28, researchers report in Physical Review Letters

New prime editing system inserts entire genes in human cells

A CRISPR-based gene editing technique called twin prime editing could be a new and safer approach to gene therapy.

How a fly's brain calculates its position in space

Navigation doesn’t always go as planned—a lesson that flies learn the hard way, when a strong headwind shunts them backward in defiance of their forward-beating wings.

Canadian paleontologists uncover unusual Cambrian fossil from Burgess Shale

Canadian paleontologists have uncovered fossil remains of a large sea creature from the Cambrian Period 506 million years ago. The fossils were found in the rocks of the Burgess Shale in the Canadian Rockies, an area known for the preservation of its fossils, including soft parts.

A new way to find genetic variations removes bias from human genotyping

Researchers demonstrated an effective new tool for mapping genetic variants in sequencing data using ‘pangenomics’ instead of a single reference genome

ASU student team wins gold for cleaning arsenic from drinking water

The team developed a strain of mutant algae for the international synthetic biology competition

The meat, the muscle, and the motion of cell fusion

One day Prof. Eldad Tzahor peered into a microscope in his lab and saw steak.

AI powers autonomous materials discovery

When a master chef develops a new cake recipe, she doesn’t try every conceivable combination of ingredients to see which one works best. The chef uses prior baking knowledge and basic principles to more efficiently search for that winning formula.

Stretchy, washable battery brings wearable devices closer to reality

UBC researchers have created what could be the first battery that is both flexible and washable. It works even when twisted or stretched to twice its normal length, or after being tossed in the laundry.

World's oldest family tree discovered with DNA research

By analyzing DNA extracted from the bones and teeth of 35 individuals entombed at Hazleton North long cairn in the Cotswolds-Severn region, the research team was able to detect that 27 of them were close biological relatives.

University of Missouri using $2 million grant for in-home sensors to help rural seniors

Among the biggest side effects of the COVID-19 pandemic has been increased social isolation, loneliness and depression, particularly for older adults living in rural areas.

MIT scientists map out ocean's oxygen-deficient zones

Life is teeming nearly everywhere in the oceans, except in certain pockets where oxygen naturally plummets and waters become unlivable for most aerobic organisms.

Special magazine issue honors Murray's contributions to mathematical biology

A special issue of the Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, Dec. 4, celebrates the contributions of J.D. Murray, one of the modern founders of mathematical biology.

X-ray technique developed at Cornell offers look inside batteries while active

A new X-ray technique developed at Cornell offers an unprecedented look at the elaborate inner workings of batteries while they are in use – a breakthrough that is already yielding important findings for the development of next-generation energy storage.