Most massive stellar black hole in our galaxy found
Astronomers have identified the most massive stellar black hole yet discovered in the Milky Way galaxy. This black hole was spotted in data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission…
Take it from the rats: A junk food diet can cause long-term damage to adolescent brains
A new USC-led study on rats that feasted on a high-fat, sugary diet raises the possibility that a junk food-filled diet in teens may disrupt their brains’ memory ability for…
Green-to-red transformation of Euglena gracilis using bonito stock and intense red light
Euglena gracilis, often regarded as a “superfood,” is a promising microalga with many health and nutritional benefits. In a recent study, researchers from Japan found an efficient and low-resource approach…
How seaweed became multicellular | ScienceDaily
A deep dive into macroalgae genetics has uncovered the genetic underpinnings that enabled macroalgae, or “seaweed,” to evolve multicellularity. Three lineages of macroalgae developed multicellularity independently and during very different…
Bonobos are more aggressive than previously thought
Chimpanzees and bonobos are often thought to reflect two different sides of human nature — the conflict-ready chimpanzee versus the peaceful bonobo — but a new study publishing April 12…
A novel machine learning model for the characterization of material surfaces
Machine learning (ML) enables the accurate and efficient computation of fundamental electronic properties of binary and ternary oxide surfaces, as shown by scientists. Their ML-based model could be extended to…
Inherited predisposition for higher muscle strength may protect against common morbidities
A study conducted at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyväskylä showed that a genetic predisposition for higher muscle strength predicts a longer lifespan and…
Study reveals potential to reverse lung fibrosis using the body’s own healing technique
he most common type of lung fibrosis — scarring of the lungs — is idiopathic, meaning of unknown cause. Researchers are urgently trying to find ways to prevent or slow…
Cell’s ‘garbage disposal’ may have another role: Helping neurons near skin sense the environment
The typical job of the proteasome, the garbage disposal of the cell, is to grind down proteins into smaller bits and recycle some of those bits and parts. That’s still…
Where have all the right whales gone?
Marine researchers have mapped the density of one of the most endangered large whale species worldwide, the North Atlantic right whale, using newly analyzed data to predict and help avoid…