Science and Space
Common heart drug taken by millions found useless, possibly risky
Beta blockers—drugs commonly prescribed for a range of cardiac conditions, including heart attacks—p ...View More
New AI model predicts which genetic mutations truly drive disease
When genetic testing reveals a rare DNA mutation, doctors and patients are frequently left in the da ...View More
Scientists create scalable quantum node linking light and matter
Quantum networks are often described as the future of the internet -- but instead of transmitting cl ...View More
A strange quantum effect could power future electronics
Researchers at Rice University and collaborating institutions have discovered direct evidence of act ...View More
Scientists finally solve a century-old quantum mystery
A plucked guitar string can vibrate for seconds before falling silent. A playground swing, emptied o ...View More
Scientists recreate life’s first step: Linking amino acids to RNA
Chemists at UCL have shown how two of biology's most fundamental ingredients, RNA (ribonucleic acid) ...View More
A tiny chip may have solved one of clean energy’s biggest problems
For decades, researchers around the world have searched for alternatives to iridium, an extremely ra ...View More
The ancient oxygen flood that forever changed life in the oceans
Some 390 million years ago in the ancient ocean, marine animals began colonizing depths previously u ...View More
Astronomers capture breathtaking first look at a planet being born
An international team of astronomers, co-led by researchers at University of Galway, has made the un ...View More
How did a planet this big form around a star this small?
The host star, TOI-6894, is a red dwarf with only 20% the mass of the Sun, typical of the most commo ...View More
