The illustration shows how droplets with different DNA strands first combine into chains, which are then programmed to fold into specific geometries, analogous to protein folding. The carpet highlights one folding pathway of a hexamer chain folding into a polytetrahedron. The zoom shows how the formation of DNA double helices drives droplet-droplet binding. Credot: Image … Read more
Abstract quantum physics illustration. Scientists trained a machine learning tool to capture the physics of electrons moving on a lattice using far fewer equations than would typically be required, all without sacrificing accuracy. A daunting quantum problem that until now required 100,000 equations has been compressed into a bite-size task of as few as four … Read more
By Kathryn Hansen, NASA Earth Observatory September 28, 2022 Hurricane Ian Enters the Gulf of Mexico, September 27, 2022. After making landfall in Cuba, the category 3 storm entered the Gulf of Mexico and appeared headed toward the west coast of Florida. On September 27, 2022, after making landfall in western Cuba, Hurricane Ian entered … Read more
The researchers believe it is important to continuously screen the blood of astronauts throughout their careers and during their retirement in order to monitor their health. Spaceflight was also found to be linked to DNA mutations. A groundbreaking study from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai found that astronauts are more likely to … Read more
Protons collide with their fellow protons and neutrons with their fellow neutrons more often than predicted. Physicists peer into mirror nuclei. The atomic nucleus is a busy place. Its protons and neutrons periodically collide and fly apart with high momentum before snapping back together like the ends of a stretched rubber band. Physicists researching these … Read more
The study found that the more online non-drug-related forums that a person recovering from opioid use disorder joined, the lower the risk of a use episode. According to a new study, internet forums may have a life-changing impact on those in remission from opioid use disorder. People who are in remission from opioid use disorder … Read more
According to a new study, drinking two to three cups of coffee a day is linked with a longer lifespan and a lower risk of cardiovascular disease. Drinking two to three cups of coffee a day is associated with a longer lifespan and a lower risk of cardiovascular disease compared with avoiding coffee. This is … Read more
The Soyuz MS-21 crew ship is pictured docked to the International Space Station’s Prichal docking module which is itself attached to the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module. The station was orbiting 259 miles above northwest Sudan at the time this photograph was taken on September 21, 2022. Credit: NASA Onboard the International Space Station (ISS), the … Read more
Early studies of the brain determined that there wasn’t much you could do as an adult to improve brain health and cognitive function. Most believed that brain development took place in early childhood and that once you reached a certain age, you just worked with what you had. We now know that this isn’t true. … Read more
Scientists have discovered that much more carbon exists in the mantle than predicted. Researchers find rust and diamonds at the Earth’s core-mantle boundary. On the Earth’s surface, steel rusts due to water and air. But what about deep inside the interior of the Earth? The biggest carbon storage on Earth is the Earth’s core, where 90% … Read more