Neanderthal genes could be to blame for severe cases of COVID-19, The Wall Street Journal reported.Scientists in Italy found people with Neanderthal gene variants

Research by scientists in Italy indicates that people with gene variations attributable to Neanderthal ancestry were more likely to be hospitalized.

It takes over the brains of ants, causing them to cling to blades of grass against their will. The lancet liver fluke has an exceptional lifecycle strategy, in which snails, ants and grazing animals are unwitting actors. Researchers from the University of Cop…

NASA has released data about 5 asteroids that will approach Earth today and get quite close. Read all about it.

A study reveals European starlings are not just advanced vocal learners but also adept problem solvers, suggesting a co-evolution of vocal learning, cognitive abilities, and relative brain size. The European starling has an impressive array of skills. Known f…

Nicole Mann talked with a Press Democrat reporter about what motivates her, stories from her 157 days in orbit, and how she’s handling being back on Earth.

We don’t want to alarm anyone, but the sun is broken. A section of the sun has left the surface and begun circulating around the top of the star as if it were a huge polar vortex, and it’s not exactly clear why it’s happened.The observation was made possible …

Opportunity to See Comet Nishimura in our Skies - OPP.Today

A new study maps how solar wind particles alter Mercury's surface and its thin atmosphere.

A picture of a never-seen-before huge plasma arc next to Andromeda galaxy won the top prize at 'Astronomy Phot

The behaviors, physiology and existence of living organisms is supported by countless biological processes, which entail the communication between cells and other molecular components. These molecular components are known to transmit information to each other…

Scientists determined that high energy electrons in Earth's plasma sheet are contributing to weathering processes on the Moon's surface and may have contributed to the development of water on the lunar surface.

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Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis, a monocarpic bamboo species die shortly after flowering. Since no study was made the last time about how the species reproduces, scientists are smacking their lips over the opportunity-of-the-century to carry out research.

Science News: Researchers have genetically modified a marine bacterium to break down plastic in saline water. The bacterium, Vibrio natriegens, was combined with th

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Although we haven't had a supernova explode nearby in a few hundred years, it's just a matter of time before it happens. Astronomers want to be ready. The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory is being built in China and should be gathering its first data…

European Southern Observatory releases image of galaxies forming a flower-like pattern due to gravitational lensing. Significant for astrophysics & cosmology.

A new long-duration spaceflight record … NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission is back home … And NASA’s asteroid sample return mission is on target … A few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! https://youtu.be/GSP-Tgpg45s Rubio Sets U.S. Record for L…

The findings are based on tracing the growth and evolution of galaxies so far, as well as how the universe is likely to evolve in the future.

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifted off with 22 Starlink satellites at 9:08 am IST from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

The iconic destination within the Navajo Nation on the Arizona-Utah border will be closed for five hours over the “ring of fire” annular solar eclipse on Oct. 14.

Some floods are so severe they rarely strike more than once a century, but rising seas could threaten coastal communities with yearly extreme floods by the end of the 21st century. Most coastal communities will encounter 100-year floods annually by the end of…

China's wide-field telescope, which is capable of surveying the entire sky from the Northern Hemisphere, went into operation in northwest China's Qinghai Province after a month of trial operation.