Science

Advancing toward a preventative HIV vaccine

A major challenge in developing a vaccine for HIV is that the virus mutates fast -- very fast. Although a…

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Organic material from Mars reveals the likely origin of life’s building blocks

Two samples from Mars together deliver the "smoking gun" in a new study showing the origin of Martian organic material.…

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Dampening the ‘seeds’ of hurricanes

Increased atmospheric moisture may alter critical weather patterns over Africa, making it more difficult for the predecessors of many Atlantic…

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Self-assembling, highly conductive sensors could improve wearable devices

To advance soft robotics, skin-integrated electronics and biomedical devices, researchers at Penn State have developed a 3D-printed material that is…

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Study reveals significant differences in RNA editing between postmortem and living human brain

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have shed valuable light on the nuanced functions and intricate…

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This desert moss has the potential to grow on Mars

The desert moss Syntrichia caninervis is a promising candidate for Mars colonization thanks to its extreme ability to tolerate harsh…

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Air pollution exposure during childhood linked directly to adult bronchitis symptoms

A new study brings fresh revelations about the connection between early-life exposure to air pollution and lung health later in…

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Ecologists reconstruct the history of biodiversity in the Indo-Australian archipelago and its rise as a hotspot

The Coral Triangle, also known as the Indo-Australian Archipelago, is renowned for having the greatest marine biodiversity on our planet.…

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Soft, stretchy electrode simulates touch sensations using electrical signals

A team of researchers led by the University of California San Diego has developed a soft, stretchy electronic device capable…

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Tiny bright objects discovered at dawn of universe baffle scientists

A recent discovery by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) confirmed that luminous, very red objects previously detected in the…

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