After NASA’s historic Double Asteroid Redirection Test, a JPL-led study has shown that the shape of asteroid Dimorphos has changed and its orbit has shrunk….
Month: April 2024
NASA’s DART Impact Changed Asteroid’s Shape and Orbit
After NASA’s historic Double Asteroid Redirection Test, a JPL-led study has shown that the shape of asteroid Dimorphos has changed and its orbit has shrunk….
Obesity’s Neural Clue: Divergence in the Brain’s Appetite Center
Brain structure, particularly the hypothalamus size, varies with body weight, indicating a potential brain-based mechanism for obesity. Cambridge scientists have shown that the hypothalamus, a…
The Exciton Enigma: Unlocking the Secrets of 2D Semiconductors at the Atomic Level
Researchers uncover how electric charge is transferred at interfaces just atoms thick between semiconductors. Semiconductors are found everywhere in contemporary technology, serving to either facilitate…
Cheaper, Cleaner, Greener: Scientists Develop New Way To Produce Ammonia
Low temperature, regenerative method conserves energy and effectively generates common chemical. Among the many chemicals we use every day, ammonia is one of the worst…
Black Hole “Hiccups” – Astronomers Stunned by Periodic Outbursts in Far-Off Galaxy
Analysis reveals a tiny black hole repeatedly punching through a larger black hole’s disk of gas. At the heart of a far-off galaxy, a supermassive…
Revolutionary Plant-Based Polymers Promise To Break the Microplastic Cycle
A new study indicates that plant-based polymers can degrade within a seven-month period. Microplastics are tiny, nearly indestructible fragments shed from everyday plastic products. As…
Revolutionary Plant-Based Polymers Promise To Break the Microplastic Cycle
A new study indicates that plant-based polymers can degrade within a seven-month period. Microplastics are tiny, nearly indestructible fragments shed from everyday plastic products. As…
Groundbreaking Study Reveals Potential Treatment for COVID-19 Brain Fog
Memory loss and learning difficulties are among the many confounding symptoms observed in individuals recovering from COVID-19. Yet little is known about the mechanisms of…
From Dinosaurs to Hummingbirds: New Family Tree Revises Our Understanding of Bird Evolution
The most extensive genomic study to date has unveiled how the birds spread all over the world after mass extinction. Birds represent the sole surviving…