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A Pyramid in the Amazon? The Mystery of Cerro El Cono in Peru’s Sierra del Divisor

The mysterious peak of Cerro El Cono, standing isolated in the Sierra del Divisor, a mountainous border between Peru and…

12 months ago

Hydrogen Gas Cloud Might Help Solve the Mystery of Missing Non-Dark Matter of the Universe

It is observed that about half of the matter cannot be occupied just by stars and galaxies. Scientists say that…

1 year ago

Scientists solve mystery of how the drug retinoic acid works to treat neuroblastoma

Neuroblastoma is a solid tumor that occurs in children. When high-risk, the disease has a poor prognosis. Decades ago, adding…

1 year ago

Marine mystery solved: How anemonefish avoid stings from their sea anemone hosts

The clownfish-anemone living arrangement is one of the most widely recognized examples of symbiosis. Researchers have made a breakthrough in…

1 year ago

Research points the way to lifesaving antiparasitic drugs while unlocking a scientific mystery

A breakthrough in understanding how a single-cell parasite makes ergosterol (its version of cholesterol) could lead to more effective drugs…

1 year ago

New Study Challenges Planet Formation Models with PDS 70b’s Chemical Mystery

New research on PDS 70b, a forming exoplanet located approximately 400 light-years away in the constellation Centaurus, suggests that prevailing…

1 year ago

Solving a memristor mystery to develop efficient, long-lasting memory devices

Phase separation, when molecules part like oil and water, works alongside oxygen diffusion to help memristors -- electrical components that…

2 years ago

New NOvA results add to mystery of neutrinos

The international NOvA collaboration presented new results at the Neutrino 2024 conference in Milan, Italy, on June 17. The collaboration…

2 years ago

Scientists solve decades long mystery of NLRC5 sensor function in cell death

The innate immune system is responsible for protecting the human body from threats that could cause disease or infection. The…

2 years ago

Entomologist sheds light on 250-year-old mystery of the German cockroach

A team of international scientists, including Virginia Tech entomologist Warren Booth, have solved the 250-year-old origin puzzle of the most…

2 years ago