Researchers reported on AGORA2, an expansion of their previously published resource, AGORA, of genomewide metabolic reconstructions of human intestinal microbes.

2022 was a banner year for genomics. In March, the collaborative T2T consortium published the first complete telomere-to-telomere sequence

No word yet on whether or not Starliner can replay a hologram of Princess Leia.

Until today, genetic tools have been lacking to enable manipulation of amoebal giant viruses (GVs) by CRISPR/Cas9 technology. Here, Bisio et al. apply S. pyogenes Cas9 together with pU6- driven guide RNAs to investigate the replication of pandoravirus, a GV r…

A transporter which some bacteria use to recycle fragments of their cell wall has been discovered by researchers at Umeå university, Sweden.

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition - Loss of muscle mass in the immediate post-operative period is associated with inadequate dietary protein and energy intake

Astronomers had planned to observe nine asteroids with the Lucy spacecraft, and have now added a tenth target

When plastic enters the ocean, sunlight degrades it into “bite sized chunks”. Then bacteria eat some of it, researchers believe.

Last (failed) attempts at such an endeavor happened a decade ago, but AstroForge thinks it can do better

The cold beaks of echidnas cool down their hot blood.

Scientific Reports - Production of diamond using intense heavy ion beams at the FAIR facility and application to planetary physics

Are carbon calculators useful? How can we choose the right one? Earth911 explores carbon tracking tools and using them to lower your impact.

Peking University geophysicists study earthquake data to conclude solid inner core may have paused rotation and begun spinning in reverse in past decade

A large study finds that offering cash for vaccination does not have unintended negative consequences — providing much-needed data and alleviating some longstanding concerns.

Scientific Reports - Transmission structured illumination microscopy with tunable frequency illumination using tilt mirror assembly

Scientific Reports - All oxide based flexible multi-folded invisible synapse as vision photo-receptor

"In short, we found that Itokawa is like a giant space cushion, and very hard to destroy."

NASA swears the delivery-truck-sized asteroid will not hit Earth — but it will be one of the closest encounters ever recorded.

SpaceX lit up the early morning sky on Thursday with the liftoff of its next Starlink satellite mission.

Scientific Reports - Green roofs and pollinators, useful green spots for some wild bee species (Hymenoptera: Anthophila), but not so much for hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae)

Scientific Reports - Neuronal chemokine concentration gradients mediate effects of embryonic ethanol exposure on ectopic hypocretin/orexin neurons and behavior in zebrafish

ASTRONAUTS ZOOM!, the award-winning children’s early language learning book about astronauts living and working on the International Space Station (ISS), will

Scientists have used data gathered by NASA's Perseverance rover to learn much more about the pressure and temperature on the surface of Mars.

EU strategy needs to do more than provide infrastructure, say Daniel Spichtinger and his colleagues