A thousand years ago, Finland’s coastal and inland communities shared similar ancestry. Today, their DNA tells two different stories. A University of Turku study has traced how migration from Sweden reshaped the ancestry of Finland’s southwestern coast while inland populations retained a genetic connection to their medieval predecessors. The findings also reveal ties linking people […]
The 1,000-Year DNA Mystery: Why Finland’s Coast and Inland Are Now Genetically Divided
A thousand years ago, Finland’s coastal and inland communities shared similar ancestry. Today, their DNA tells two different stories. A University of Turku study has traced how migration from Sweden reshaped the ancestry of Finland’s southwestern coast while inland populations retained a genetic connection to their medieval predecessors. The findings also reveal ties linking people […]
The 1,000-Year DNA Mystery: Why Finland’s Coast and Inland Are Now Genetically Divided
A thousand years ago, Finland’s coastal and inland communities shared similar ancestry. Today, their DNA tells two different stories. A University of Turku study has traced how migration from Sweden reshaped the ancestry of Finland’s southwestern coast while inland populations retained a genetic connection to their medieval predecessors. The findings also reveal ties linking people […]
The 1,000-Year DNA Mystery: Why Finland’s Coast and Inland Are Now Genetically Divided
A thousand years ago, Finland’s coastal and inland communities shared similar ancestry. Today, their DNA tells two different stories. A University of Turku study has traced how migration from Sweden reshaped the ancestry of Finland’s southwestern coast while inland populations retained a genetic connection to their medieval predecessors. The findings also reveal ties linking people […]
New Research Reveals Dinosaurs May Have Eaten Seaweed
Dinosaurs and their prey likely ate seaweed, which may help explain the unusually high carbon isotope signatures preserved in their teeth. After storms, beaches can become strewn with marine material washed in from the sea. Land animals often take advantage of that sudden food supply, especially when drought or other conditions make food on land […]
ESA’s Juice Just Skimmed Earth’s Atmosphere on Its Way to Jupiter
The European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) made a close pass by Earth on September 28, skimming the outermost reaches of the atmosphere and using the planet’s gravity to reshape its journey toward Jupiter while conserving fuel. The maneuver changed Juice’s direction by 20° compared with its earlier trajectory and boosted its speed […]
ESA’s Juice Just Skimmed Earth’s Atmosphere on Its Way to Jupiter
The European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) made a close pass by Earth on September 28, skimming the outermost reaches of the atmosphere and using the planet’s gravity to reshape its journey toward Jupiter while conserving fuel. The maneuver changed Juice’s direction by 20° compared with its earlier trajectory and boosted its speed […]
NASA’s Roman Telescope Just Took a Big Step Toward Seeing Alien Worlds
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has completed key guidance tests and given its Coronagraph Instrument its first look at the cosmos. NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has passed an important series of pointing tests, showing that it can remain extremely steady while observing distant targets. The tests, conducted from September 15 to 21, […]
Don’t Miss: Saturn, Halley’s Comet Meteors and the Seven Sisters Light Up October
October brings several notable skywatching events, including Saturn at opposition, the Orionid meteor shower, and a close pairing of the Moon with the Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters. Skywatching Highlights October 4: Saturn reaches opposition, making the ringed planet visible for much of the night October 6: A thin crescent Moon appears close […]
New Antibody Treatment Silences Nerve Pain for Days Without Blocking Normal Pain
A new antibody-based approach may be able to suppress abnormal nerve pain without dulling the body’s normal warning signals. Neuropathic pain can persist after an injury because damaged nerves may continue sending pain signals even when no new tissue damage is occurring. In a new preclinical study, researchers found that antibodies targeting a pain-related sodium […]