Huntington's disease is an inherited disorder that causes brain cell death. Clinical trials suggest a new gene therapy may help slow the disease's progression. (Photo: KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images) In the first groundbreaking clinical trials, gene therapy…
A diamond from deep within the Earth. (Photo: Yael Kempe and Yakov Weiss) A pair of diamonds formed hundreds of kilometers deep in Earth's plastic mantle contain inclusions of materials formed under completely opposite chemical conditions—a combination so unusual that…
Previously, the word “carbide” was known to almost all schoolchildren and workers. This name meant calcium carbide (CaC₂) – a chemical substance that, when interacting with water, releases flammable acetylene gas. The reaction was accompanied by a characteristic hissing sound,…
Scientists say Amazonian trees are absorbing more CO2 from the atmosphere and growing thicker as a result. (Image credit: Christian Vinces/Getty Images) A new study shows that trees of all sizes in the Amazon rainforest are getting fatter due to…
There are many ways to make dreams come true through spells and rituals, but many of them require extensive preparation. With mental spells
DART's final moments before impacting Dimorphos. (Image courtesy of Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory) SUMMARY Milestone: DART rocket crashes into asteroid Dimorphos Date: September 26, 20