The newly upgraded Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) X-ray free-electron laser (XFEL) at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory successfully produced its first X-rays. The upgrade, called LCLS-II,…
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Buried Ancient Roman Glass Formed Substance with Modern Applications
Newswise — Some 2,000 years ago in ancient Rome, glass vessels carrying wine or water, or perhaps an exotic perfumes, tumble from a table in a marketplace, and shatter to…
If astronomers see these chemicals in a planet’s atmosphere, there’s likely an advanced civilization there
Artist rendition of a potential water-world exoplanet that might support advanced civilizations. Such life could advertise its existence via technosignatures from industrial or other activities. Credit: ESA / Hubble /…
A catalog of all human cells reveals a mathematical pattern
The human body is made up of a complex community of trillions of cells of diverse shapes and sizes, all working together to keep you alive. The smallest of these…
Rare Roman cavalry swords found during metal detectorist rally |
Two Roman cavalry swords have been uncovered during a metal detectorists rally in the north of the Cotswolds, England. The discovery was reported to Kurt Adams, a Finds Liaison Officer…
Lula scraps Bolsonaro’s cuts to Brazilian climate target ambition
Brazil will go back to the climate targets it drew up in 2015 while it works on new and improved ones The Brazilian government has agreed to cancel former president…
Researchers uncover ‘circular logic’ of RNAs in Parkinson’s disease
Scherzer and colleagues laser-captured neurons from 190 frozen postmortem human brain samples, including some non-neuronal cells for comparison. Then, they used ultra-deep, total RNA sequencing to study the exact sequences…
Sickle cell disease can be deadly, and the persistent health inequities facing Black Americans worsen the problem
The pain from a heart attack is so bad that – if you can imagine – it can feel like an elephant sitting on you. Patients with sickle cell disease,…
