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The ground may feel steady underfoot, but the planet is always in motion. While satellites and sensors have mapped the surface in fine detail, what lies beneath remains largely unknown. The crust, a shell only 35 kilometers thick, is the farthest any probe has reached. To explore the deep interior—where the mantle and core reside—scientists must depend on indirect tools …

In the center of our galaxy, gigantic, balloon-like structures of high-energy radiation extend thousands of light-years above and below the Milky Way’s plane. Known as the Fermi bubbles, the massive lobes may have been the result of a violent outburst in our galaxy’s recent past. A new discovery of cold hydrogen clouds embedded inside the bubbles adds another level of …

LONDON – A pioneering IVF technique combining DNA from three people to protect a baby from a rare genetic disease has been used in Britain, leading to a healthy cohort of eight babies with no sign of serious disease, scientists said Wednesday. Four girls and four boys, including one set of twins, were born healthy after scientists used the treatment …

The Chinese navy’s rail gun has shocked the world. It was mounted on a ship as early as 2018 – the first ever on the planet – and was widely viewed as a coup for China’s future weapon technology. But power has become its curse. When the current is too strong, metal liquefies. Shells are capped at 15kg (33lbs). It …

“Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.” Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: For more than a decade, there’s been growing proof that adult humans can form new neurons in the hippocampus, but scientists were still missing evidence of a missing link known as “neural progenitor cells.” Now, scientists …

Scientists identify gut bacterial trigger for atherosclerosis  Boing Boing Revolution in medicine: A molecule produced by gut bacteria causes atherosclerosis, responsible for millions of deaths  EL PAÍS English A gut microbiota metabolite linked to atherosclerosis could revolutionise diagnosis and treatment  ERC Gut bacteria metabolite linked to early atherosclerosis and potential new treatments  Medical Xpress Source link

What Scientists Learned Scanning the Bodies of 100,000 Brits  Bloomberg Biggest human imaging study scans 100,000th UK volunteer  BBC Full-body scans of 100,000 people could change way diseases are detected and treated | Medical research  The Guardian This British health project just scanned bodies of 100,000 volunteers. Here’s why it matters  The Indian Express UK Biobank project complete, supports research with 100,000 scans  BioWorld MedTech …

Astronomers have recently uncovered a remarkable planetary system around the faint orange star WASP-132, featuring two exoplanets that couldn’t be more different. One is a rocky world that completes an orbit in just over 24 hours, while the other is a frigid gas giant that takes five years to finish its orbit. A Rocky World with a Rapid Orbit The …

In a groundbreaking study published in Scientific Reports, paleontologists have identified a new mole species, Vulcanoscaptor ninoti, based on an exceptionally well-preserved fossil found at the Pliocene-aged site of Camp dels Ninots in Girona, Spain. The fossil, which dates back 3.25 million years, offers invaluable insights into the evolutionary history of moles, revealing not only anatomical features that challenge previous …

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Why sunspots are able to last so long has been a mystery for millenia, but a new observation technique revealed their secret. The equilibrium between magnetic fields and pressure allows the solar blotches to remain stable anywhere from days to months. Despite being darker, cooler regions of the sun, sunspots are …