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New research from the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) has revealed that neurons in the brain use fats for energy, challenging decades of scientific thinking and opening the door to new treatments for neurological disease. For years, scientists believed that healthy neurons, the brain’s communication cells, relied solely on glucose and its metabolites to power their activity. But …

A groundbreaking study from Georgia’s Kvemo Bolnisi site reveals that Bronze Age metallurgists were experimenting with iron oxides long before iron smelting became a dominant technology. Archaeologists have long debated how and where humanity first mastered the technology of producing iron, the metal that would come to define entire civilizations. A new scientific study, published in the Journal of Archaeological …

The Perseverance rover’s discovery of a potential biosignature found on a sedimentary rock on Mars is an exciting development in our search for life elsewhere in the universe, but how does it rank compared to other potential biosignatures that have previously been discovered on the Red Planet — and even beyond? “It’s arguably the best evidence that we have so …

WISPIT 2b  Researchers have discovered a young protoplanet called WISPIT 2b embedded in a ring-shaped gap in a disk encircling a young star. While theorists have thought that planets likely exist in these gaps (and possibly even create them), this is the first time that it has actually been observed. Researchers have directly detected – essentially photographed – a new …

The Moon is seriously two-faced. The near and far sides of Earth’s only natural satellite are so unlike each other, it’s a wonder they’re located on the same celestial sphere. Now, new research suggests they’re even more different than astronomers thought. A study published Tuesday in the journal Nature Geoscience found evidence to suggest that the interior of the Moon’s …

Around 1200 BCE, a remote furnace in the hills of southern Georgia may have unwittingly ignited one of humanity’s most significant technological revolutions, paving the way for the Iron Age.  In a fascinating twist of ancient chemistry, copper-smelting artisans may have stumbled upon a technique that would eventually lead to the intentional extraction of iron from ore, a discovery that …

A decade ago, scientists first detected ripples in the fabric of space-time, called gravitational waves, from the collision of two black holes. Now, thanks to improved technology and a bit of luck, a newly detected black hole merger is providing the clearest evidence yet of how black holes work — and, in the process, offering long-sought confirmation of fundamental predictions …

IN A NUTSHELL 🛰️ Scientists have discovered a turquoise patch in the Antarctic Ocean, visible in satellite images. 🔬 The patch is home to coccolithophores, tiny marine organisms previously thought unable to survive in cold waters. 🌊 Research reveals a dynamic interaction between coccolithophores and diatoms, impacting the ocean’s carbon cycle. 🌍 Findings suggest new potential for plankton in combating …

Research from Cranfield University sheds new light onto the transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age, showing how experimentation with iron-rich rocks by copper smelters may have sparked the invention of iron. The work reanalyzed metallurgical remains from a site in southern Georgia: a 3000-year-old smelting workshop called Kvemo Bolnisi. During the original analysis in the 1950s, piles …

What NASA’s discovery of possible life on Mars means for Musk’s ambitions  The Hill Opinion – What NASA’s discovery of possible life on Mars means for Musk’s ambitions  Yahoo New research shows Mars’ Jezero crater was repeatedly habitable  EarthSky Chad Pozarycki  SpaceNews Mars Had Multiple Episodes of Hability, Says New Research  Universe Today Source link