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Phys.org / Ryugu asteroid samples contain all DNA and RNA building blocks, bolstering origin-of-life theories
All the essential ingredients to make the DNA and RNA underpinning life on Earth have been discovered in samples collected from the asteroid Ryugu, scientists said Monday.
Medical Xpress / HPV-positive cancers hide from the immune system, but blocking a single protein could make the tumors treatable
A team of scientists at Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences have uncovered a mechanism that allows certain head and neck cancers to hide from the immune system, a discovery that could change how ...
Phys.org / Critically endangered monkey gives birth after surgery saves her foot
A critically endangered monkey has given birth just months after pioneering surgery saved her from undergoing an amputation. Masaya, a 15-year-old roloway monkey at Chester Zoo, had a golf-ball-sized mass removed from her ...
Phys.org / Challenging a 300-year-old law of friction
Researchers at the University of Konstanz have uncovered a new mechanism of sliding friction: resistance to motion that arises without any mechanical contact, driven purely by collective magnetic dynamics. The study, published ...
Phys.org / The discovery of a buried delta on Mars could boost the search for life
There's more evidence that water once flowed on Mars with the discovery of an ancient river delta deep below the surface. NASA's Perseverance rover found it more than 35 meters beneath Jezero Crater using ground-penetrating ...
Phys.org / Online ad fraud is a feature, not a bug
Technological advancements and the dynamics of the platform economy make rooting out fraud more complicated than it may seem. With print media circulation and broadcast television viewership in free fall, a lot is riding ...
Medical Xpress / Teens often pressured to send sexual photos by someone they know, study finds
Many teens who are asked to send sexual photos are being pressured by someone they know, and most often, it's a boyfriend or girlfriend, according to new research.
Phys.org / Children shaped clay 15,000 years ago, long before pottery or farming, archaeologists find
Long before pottery, before agriculture, when the first villages took shape, people in the Levant were already molding clay with their hands, carefully, deliberately, and sometimes playfully. Some of those hands belonged ...
Medical Xpress / Key protein found to protect cartilage, offering new hope for osteoarthritis treatment
Osteoarthritis, a condition that causes pain and reduced mobility in joints such as the knees and fingers, is one of the most common joint disorders worldwide, particularly among aging populations. The disease is characterized ...
Phys.org / Astronomers discover long-period radio transient of unknown origin
Using the Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP), astronomers have discovered a new long-period radio transient source, which received the designation ASKAP J142431.2–612611 (ASKAP J1424 for short). The newfound transient has ...
Medical Xpress / Exploring balance recovery in people with and without Parkinson's disease
In a study published in eNeuro, Lena Ting, from Emory University, and colleagues explored how brain and muscle activity during balance recovery change due to aging and Parkinson's. Previously, Ting's research group revealed ...
Tech Xplore / TVs keep getting more pixels—but we are approaching the limits of what our eyes can actually see
I remember sitting very close to the television as a child and seeing the image was made up of tiny colored dots, each of which broke down into miniature vertical strips of red, green and blue when I looked even closer.