New research shows quasars may be buried in their host galaxies

New research shows quasars may be buried in their host galaxies

This article has been reviewed in accordance with Science X’s editorial process and policies. The editors have emphasized the following attributes while ensuring the credibility of the content: verified facts peer-reviewed publication reliable source reread All right! Artistic illustration of the thick torus of dust believed to surround supermassive black holes and their accretion disks. … Read more

Research explores properties of supernova remnant 1E 0102.27219

Research explores properties of supernova remnant 1E 0102.27219

This article has been reviewed in accordance with Science X’s editorial process and policies. The editors have emphasized the following attributes while ensuring the credibility of the content: verified facts peer-reviewed publication reliable source reread All right! by Tomasz Nowakowski, Phys.org Images of E0102 with overlay of 5500 MHz contours (top) and 9000 MHz contours … Read more

New research sheds light on early galaxy formation

New research sheds light on early galaxy formation

This article has been reviewed in accordance with Science X’s editorial process and policies. The editors have emphasized the following attributes while ensuring the credibility of the content: All right! Researchers have developed a new computer simulation of the early universe that closely matches observations made by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Credit: NASA, … Read more

New research reveals stress and strain change metal’s electronic structure

New research reveals stress and strain change metal's electronic structure

This article has been reviewed in accordance with Science X’s editorial process and policies. The editors have emphasized the following attributes while ensuring the credibility of the content: verified facts peer-reviewed publication reliable source reread All right! Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public domain × close Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public domain New research from the University of Birmingham shows … Read more

Parkinson’s UK funds 2 research projects into disease risk factors

Parkinson's UK funds 2 research projects into disease risk factors

Parkinsons UK is funding two new basic research projects at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland that aim to uncover clues about the causes of Parkinson’s disease, with a focus on genetic involvement. According to the charity, this basic research provides the foundation for understanding how Parkinson’s develops, paving the way for the development of … Read more

Research characterizes neutrino fingerprint

Research characterizes neutrino fingerprint

This article has been reviewed in accordance with Science X’s editorial process and policies. The editors have emphasized the following attributes while ensuring the credibility of the content: verified facts peer-reviewed publication reliable source reread All right! The High Flux Isotope Reactor, a Department of Energy Office of Science User Facility, is the site of … Read more

Genetic thieves: New research reveals how parasites hijack host behavior with stolen DNA

Genetic DNA Close Illustration

Researchers have discovered that horsehair worms manipulate their insect hosts using genes acquired from the hosts themselves, shedding light on the role of horizontal gene transfer in evolution. A team led by Tappei Mishina of the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) discovered that parasites manipulate their hosts using stolen genes they likely acquired … Read more

Bear research at UW-Stevens Point receives $1 million endowment

As UW-Stevens Point professor Cady Sartini looks on, students Luke Trittelwitz and Amber Smith return a black bear cub to its den near Clam Lake.  The students were part of a group led by Sartini engaged in fieldwork March 4-5 as part of UWSP's Wisconsin Black Bear Project.

Black bear research in Wisconsin by UW-Stevens Point faculty and students will continue in perpetuity thanks to a $1 million endowment. Announced on September 28, the new funding will allow the university to continue the work it has been doing since the late 1970s. As a testament to our unwavering commitment to wildlife conservation, these … Read more

AgriLife Research field day to cover new technologies in livestock systems, November 2 in Beeville – AgriLife Today

AgriLife Research field day to cover new technologies in livestock systems, November 2 in Beeville - AgriLife Today

The Texas A&M AgriLife Research Station in Beeville will host a field day on November 2 featuring a broad overview of new technologies used in beef cattle production systems. Cattle herd sustainability will be one of the presentations by faculty from the Texas A&M Department of Soil and Crop Sciences and the Department of Animal … Read more

Duke launches Center for Precision Health dedicated to improving patient health with genomic research

Duke launches Center for Precision Health dedicated to improving patient health with genomic research

The Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) recently launched the Center for Precision Health (CPH), the result of a collaboration between CTSI and the Precision Genomics Collaboratory that focuses on how genomic research can transform patient health. Led by CPH Director Svati Shah and Julie Eckstrand, CPH executive director, the Center aims to create … Read more