Here are 5 cool findings from a massive project on 240 mammal genomes

Citations N.S. Upham and M.J. Landis. Genomics expands the mammalverse. Science. Vol. 380, April 28, 2023, p. 359. doi: 10.1126/science.add2209. I. Gallego Romero. Seeing humans through an evolutionary lens. Science. Vol. 380, April 28,…

CryoSat reveals ice loss from glaciers

While Greenland and Antarctica are losing masses of ice, so too are most of the glaciers around the world, but it’s tricky to measure how much ice they are shedding.…

Statue depicting Buddha found in Ancient Egyptian city |

This website uses Google Analytics to collect anonymous information such as the number of visitors to the site, and the most popular pages. In addition to the collection, sharing, and…

Speedy robo-gripper reflexively organizes cluttered spaces

MIT researchers (from left): Elijah Stanger-Jones, Hongmin Kim, and Andrew SaLoutos have designed a robot gripper that incorporates reflexes to quickly grasp and sort everyday objects. Credit: Jodi Hilton When…

Exxon scrambles to save investments before Colombia bans fracking

The company is looking at how to get some money back despite Gustavo Petro’s government looking to ban it from fracking in Colombia Exxon Mobil is in talks with Colombia’s…

Newly observed effect makes atoms transparent to certain frequencies of light

Artist’s visualization of a laser striking atoms in an optical cavity. Credit: Ella Maru Studio A newly discovered phenomenon dubbed “collectively induced transparency” (CIT) causes groups of atoms to abruptly…

‘Got polio?’ messaging underscores a vaccine campaign’s success but creates false sense of security as memories of the disease fade in US

“Got Polio? Me neither. Thanks, Science.” Messages like this are used in memes, posters, T-shirts and even some billboards to promote routine vaccinations. As this catchy statement reminds people of…

Discovery could improve survival of bladder cancer patients

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In a discovery that could improve the survival of bladder cancer patients, Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a biomarker signature test to predict which tumors will…

A model that generates complex recipes from images of available ingredients

The combination of a large language model and image detector can convert any ingredient list to a full recipe with instructions and portion sizes. Credit: Noever and Noever, (2023). Artificial…

Out of gas in orbit? This US space company is here to help

Daniel Faber, CEO of Orbit Fab, says in-orbit refueling will free up a key factor in rocket launches: weight. The US company Orbit Fab is aiming to produce the go-to…