Astronomers have identified the most promising signs of a potential biosignature yet on exoplanet K2-18b, which orbits its star in the so-called habitable zone. (Image credit: A. Smith, N. Madhusudhan (University of Cambridge)) Chemical signatures of life have been detected…
Starlink satellites before deployment. (Image credit: SpaceX) SpaceX's Starlink satellite network faces challenges from Russia and China after it was used in military action in Ukraine following Russia's 20
Satellite images from left to right show the size of the Aral Sea in 2000, 2007, and 2014. The drying up of the Aral Sea is a result of human activity and drought. (Image credit: NASA Earth Observatory) The level…
(Image credit: NASA/CSA/ESA, PANORAMIC team, M. Xiao (University of Geneva), CC Williams (NOIRLab), PA Oesch (University of Geneva), G. Brammer (Niels Bohr Institute)) When astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to probe the depths of the early universe,…
Video Is It Safe to Eat Eggs? Expert Gives Two Tips Professor Tim Spector, a genetic epidemiologist at King's College London, shares a video with key advice to apply to eggs before eating them. A relationship situation involving food allergies…
Patients with Lesch-Nyhan syndrome often engage in self-harm, including biting their fingers. (Photo by Paulo Souza via Getty Images) Disease name: Lesch-Nyhan syndrome Affected populations: Lesch-Nyhan syndrome is an extremely rare genetic disorder that causes metabolic abnormalities and predominantly affects…