Administrator Ancient human DNA found on cave art for the first time DNA from ancient humans has been found on a prehistoric cave painting and on cave walls, demonstrating the potential to one day identify individual artists and resolve the debate over Neanderthals' ar... research science
Administrator We’ve uncovered a master gene that switches on human development We have identified the gene that, when activated, initiates the developmental programme that results in cells forming a human body 🔗 Read full article Source: New Scientist... research science
Administrator I have a 100 per cent chance of getting cancer due to a rare gene A rare variant of a gene called TP53 means Tracy Hutchinson has an extreme risk of developing cancer anywhere in her body, causing endless anxiety and requiring regular whole-body MRIs and other scree... research science
Administrator Heat breaks the rules at the nanoscale and scientists used it to their advantage Scientists used nanoscale gold metamaterials to supercharge heat transfer across tiny gaps, achieving up to four times more energy flow than similar conventional systems. The breakthrough could lead t... materials science
Administrator Physicists create a strange new quantum state called a fractional fermi sea Researchers have shown that ultracold atoms can be driven into a strange new quantum state called a fractional Fermi sea, where particles organize themselves in unexpected ways. The discovery points t... materials science
Administrator Scientists think they solved the mystery of the Amaterasu particle The mysterious Amaterasu particle may not be a proton at all. New research suggests that some of the most extreme cosmic rays could be ultraheavy atomic nuclei, heavier than iron, which are better abl... materials science
Administrator A tiny diamond defect could reveal a mysterious new kind of magnetism A newly proposed quantum sensing technique could make it much easier to identify one of physics’ newest and most intriguing classes of magnets: altermagnets. These unusual materials, discovered only a... chemistry science
Administrator NASA’s Cold Atom Lab is creating one of the weirdest forms of matter in space NASA’s upgraded Cold Atom Lab is turning the International Space Station into a frontier for quantum research, creating ultra-cold matter that behaves in astonishing ways. The experiments could unlock... chemistry science
Administrator New solid-state material converts sunlight into higher-energy UV light A new sunlight-powered material can convert visible light into higher-energy UV light, overcoming a challenge that has frustrated scientists for years. The breakthrough could enable cleaner air purifi... chemistry science
Administrator New Scientist recommends an excellent look at the future of work Sarah O'Connor's We Are Not Machines explores how we are contorting ourselves to fit AI into our working lives – and what to do about it, finds Tom Knowles 🔗 Read full article Source: New Scientist... research science
Administrator Has the answer to life's origins been hiding in our cells all along? The surprising discovery of mysterious blobs inside our cells is revolutionising our understanding of how life works, and how it got started 🔗 Read full article Source: New Scientist... research science
Administrator Remarkable fossils rewrite the story of how animals conquered the land Palaeontologists have found new evidence that the early ancestors of amphibians, reptiles and mammals did not have a larval stage with external gills like modern frogs or salamanders 🔗 Read full artic... research science