Pediatrician Erica Esrick discusses existing sickle cell treatments and an ongoing clinical trial Today, it’s clear that our genes not only cause many diseases, but also hold potential cures. But that wasn’t always the case. It wasn’t until 1949 that scientists first found the molecular culprit of a disease —Continue Reading
Venus’ perpetually cloud-shrouded surface remains penetrable only by radio waves. A planetary radar group now reports results of an extended series of radar measurements of the topography of Venus that for the first time provides a view of surface height variations around the entire circumference of the planet. Those observationsContinue Reading
A local man took matters into his own hands to save the trapped croc. A 13-foot-long (4 meters) crocodile on an Indonesian island has been freed from an unflattering and potentially harmful motorbike tire that had been stuck around its neck for at least six years. A local man whoContinue Reading
The satellites are expected to completely burn up upon reentry. A powerful geomagnetic storm has doomed 40 Starlink satellites launched by SpaceX last week, the company has announced. Elon Musk’s company launched a Falcon 9 rocket bearing the 49 satellites from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday (Feb. 3),Continue Reading
The formulas describe the complex behavior of a liquid when it meets a boundary Since at least the 1920s, scientists have been puzzled by the turbulence that arises when a liquid hits a wall. For instance, what happens when water violently sloshes against the side of a pool or whenContinue Reading
Hamsters are only the second species known to have spread SARS-CoV-2 to humans Pet hamsters probably carried the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 into Hong Kong and sparked a human COVID-19 outbreak, according to a genomic analysis of viral samples from the rodents. The research confirms earlier fears that a petContinue Reading
Weather permitting, the Virtual Telescope in Italy will have live views at 1 pm. EST (1800 GMT), and you can track it on your own, too. A SpaceX Falcon 9 booster will crash into the lunar surface in March, and you can track the rogue rocket as it nears theContinue Reading
Experts are calling them hybrid Byzantine ring pommeled swords. Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered two “rare and unique” swords in a heavily fortified city from the Byzantine Empire, a new study finds. One of the swords, unearthed in a church, may have been placed there as an offering. Both ironContinue Reading
Only the largest males get to mate, so the pressure to eat and grow is extreme If you’re a male northern elephant seal, your car-sized bulk is crucial to your genetic legacy, since only a fraction of the very largest males will have access to mates. Now, scientists have foundContinue Reading
Scientists say that the new material is even more durable than real dental enamel Enamel, the tough outer covering of a tooth, is the hardest substance in the human body. It is also notoriously difficult to replicate artificially. Throughout history, dentists have repaired damaged and decayed teeth with everything fromContinue Reading