WETENSCHAP EN TECHNOLOGIE BL – 2

Decades of constant X-ray emission from the Helix Nebula’s white dwarf suggest debris from a Jupiter-sized planet steadily rains upon the star.... Read more »

A new set of artificial intelligence models could make protein sequencing even more powerful for better understanding cell biology and diseases.... Read more »

Editor in chief Nancy Shute traces the history of nuclear weapons, from the first sustained nuclear reaction in 1942 to the renewed interest in explosive tests today.... Read more »

On display Museum experts are exploring how to bring the science dioramas of yore into the 21st century, while ensuring scientific accuracy and acknowledging past biases, freelance writer Amber Dance reported in “The diorama dilemma.” Reader Gary Hoyle reminisced about his time working as an exhibits artist and curator of... Read more »

The magnitude 7.7 earthquake was powerful, shallow and in a heavily populated region with vulnerable buildings.... Read more »

Scientists created transgenic mice with woolly mammoth–like traits. But does it really bring us closer to bringing back woolly mammoths?... Read more »

Controlled fusion, solar sails or ion engines could someday help spaceships travel between star systems.... Read more »

Majorana qubits could be error resistant. But after a contentious talk at the Global Physics Summit, scientists aren’t convinced Microsoft has them.... Read more »

In a small study, mice given fecal transplants from elite cyclists and soccer players had higher levels of glycogen, a key energy source.... Read more »

Many scientists say “subcritical” experiments and computer simulations make nuclear weapons testing unnecessary.... Read more »

A genetically modified mini pig’s liver was able to function in the body of a brain-dead patient throughout a 10-day experiment.... Read more »

The galaxy, called JADES-GS-z13-1, marks the earliest sign yet spotted of the era of cosmic reionization at 330 million years after the Big Bang.... Read more »

As 23andMe prepares to be sold, Science News spoke with two experts about what’s at stake and whether consumers should delete their genetic data.... Read more »

A dog's physical cues often take a back seat to environmental ones, skewing humans' perceptions, a small study suggests.... Read more »

A new web-based chatbot developed by researchers at Emory University helps even non-experts in chemistry...... Read more »

A team at UC Berkeley has developed the world’s smallest wireless flying robot, inspired by...... Read more »

Scientists from the University of Adelaide have used some of the most sophisticated quantum cameras...... Read more »

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) announced on Monday the discovery of a major oilfield...... Read more »

China is finalizing construction on what will be the world’s brightest X-ray light source. Located...... Read more »

Pudu Robotics is advancing the development of semi-humanoid robots for use in commercial applications. The...... Read more »

For decades, women’s health has been overlooked in medical research, leading to misdiagnoses, ineffective treatments,...... Read more »

China unveiled TongTong 2.0, the world’s first upgraded artificial general intelligence (AGI) system, at the...... Read more »

Prototaxites, the mysterious ancient organisms, are changing our understanding of early Earth. Sporting a unique,...... Read more »

A major ocean current in the Arctic, the Beaufort Gyre, is changing rapidly due to climate warming—and this could trigger a chain reaction that disrupts the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), the system behind the Gulf Stream. Scientists warn that melting sea ice may reach a tipping point, causing the... Read more »

YCT-529, a hormone-free male birth control pill, has shown high effectiveness in animals and is now in human trials, marking a breakthrough in male contraception. While the FDA has approved more than 20 types of contraceptives, only two options currently exist for men: condoms and vasectomies. Although about 25% of... Read more »

A remarkably complete plesiosaur fossil found in southern Germany is shedding light on the early evolution of these iconic marine reptiles. This Plesiopterys wildi specimen, unearthed from Holzmaden’s Posidonienschiefer Formation, reveals new insights into how plesiosaurs diversified and spread during the Early Jurassic. Rare Glimpse into Early Jurassic Marine Reptiles... Read more »

Researchers at the University of Cologne have found that mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines have a lasting impact on the innate immune system. These mechanisms could enhance the body’s ability to defend itself against future infections. Researchers from the University of Cologne and University Hospital Cologne have demonstrated that novel mRNA-based COVID-19... Read more »

A team of physicists uncovered a strange twist in how superconductors behave when they’re reduced to just a few atomic layers. Using powerful magnetic imaging, they found that superconductivity in ultra-thin materials doesn’t follow the usual rules – it becomes surface-based rather than distributed throughout the material. This surprising discovery... Read more »

A Kansas State University study using Webb Telescope data found most galaxies in a deep field rotate in the same direction, suggesting possible flaws in current cosmological models or observational biases related to the Milky Way’s motion. In just over three years since its launch, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope... Read more »

Researchers from Brazil and Germany have investigated how phytochemicals from papaya, passion fruit, and various medicinal plant extracts work at the molecular level. Their findings were presented during FAPESP Week in Germany, highlighting potential health benefits and therapeutic applications. Fruits and plant extracts are rich in bioactive compounds that may... Read more »

Five new Piloderma fungi species have been identified, highlighting forest biodiversity and conservation needs. Although fungi in the genus Piloderma are common, scientists have recently identified five previously unknown species. One of them is now recognized as one of the most widespread species in Northern Europe, while another is found... Read more »

Biological systems, once thought too chaotic for quantum effects, may be quietly leveraging quantum mechanics to process information faster than anything man-made. New research suggests this isn’t just happening in brains, but across all life, including bacteria and plants. Schrödinger’s Legacy Inspires a Quantum Leap Over 80 years ago, theoretical... Read more »

A stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope reveals a cosmic mirage known as an Einstein ring, where the light of a distant galaxy is warped into a perfect circle by the gravity of a closer one. This rare alignment offers scientists a natural magnifying glass to study... Read more »

A massive new study suggests bedtime screen time could be seriously damaging your sleep. Researchers found that even one extra hour of screen use after going to bed raises the chance of insomnia and shortens overall sleep. Contrary to expectations, social media wasn’t worse than other screen-based activities — all... Read more »

A new USC study reveals that sucralose, a popular artificial sweetener, may trick the brain by triggering hunger-related activity in the hypothalamus without delivering the expected calories. Unlike sugar, sucralose fails to activate hormones that promote fullness and alters how brain regions involved in motivation and sensory processing communicate. The... Read more »

University of Adelaide scientists used quantum cameras to safely image live embryos, advancing IVF and biological imaging techniques. Researchers at the University of Adelaide have conducted the first imaging of embryos using cameras specifically designed for quantum-level measurements. Experts from the University’s Centre of Light for Life explored how to... Read more »

We know more about the Moon’s surface than Earth’s ocean floor — but that’s changing fast. A NASA-supported team used a groundbreaking satellite called SWOT to map the seafloor in unprecedented detail. This space-based data reveals hidden underwater mountains and hills, offering insights into deep-sea currents, tectonic shifts, and even... Read more »

An eavesdropper hiding inside a black hole could still obtain information about quantum objects on its outside, a finding that reveals how effectively black holes destroy the quantum states near their event horizons... Read more »

Paranthropus was an ape-like hominin that survived alongside early humans for more than a million years. A fossilised leg belonging to a strikingly small member of the group raises questions about how it did so... Read more »

The rate at which the planet is warming has sped up since 2010, and now researchers say that China's efforts to clean up air pollution are inadvertently responsible for the majority of this extra warming... Read more »

Taking aspirin was first linked to a lower risk of colorectal cancer in 1988, but the research into its anti-tumour potential has been full of twists and turns since then... Read more »

Since the second world war, US economic prosperity and major technological developments have hinged upon the government’s commitment to funding scientific research. The Trump administration is ending that... Read more »

The US has confirmed more than 480 measles cases across 19 states, the highest total since an outbreak in 2019 sickened more than 1200 people... Read more »

Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to observe asteroid 2024 YR4, which earlier this year seemed to be at risk of hitting Earth in 2032. Earth is now safe, but astronomers are cheering on a possible collision with the moon... Read more »

The long-standing question of how animals came to have an anus may have been solved by studies of which genes are active during development in various animals... Read more »

Some researchers propose that countries should start to rack up a carbon debt once they exceed their carbon budget, obliging them to do more to draw down carbon dioxide, but the idea is unlikely to form part of international climate agreements... Read more »

When researchers asked people to work on a computer with their phones 1.5 metres away, the amount of time they spent on their phone went down – but they just scrolled social media on their laptop instead... Read more »

Red specks in the early universe are puzzling astronomers, but a proposed explanation suggests they are the progenitors of supermassive black holes... Read more »

Photosynthesising microbes in soil may increase their activity as temperatures rise, offsetting some of the carbon emissions expected to be released from peatland and permafrost... Read more »

After nearly 36 years of searching, astronomers have finally confirmed Neptune has auroras, thanks to data from the James Webb Space Telescope... Read more »

A quantum algorithm for solving mathematical problems related to knots could give us the first example of a quantum computer tackling a genuinely useful problem that would otherwise be impossible for a classical computer... Read more »

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