Sharper image: U of A-built instrument reveals pictures of ‘baby planets’
March 06, 2025 By Penny Duran, NASA Space Grant Science Writing Intern, University Communications Unprecedented observations of newborn planets reveal…
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Helium in the Earth’s core
February 27, 2025 The discovery that inert helium can bond with iron could rewrite Earth’s history Tokyo, Japan (Highpoint Digest)…
How mosquitos hear may inspire new ways to detect natural disasters
February 22, 2025 Purdue professor Pablo Zavattieri holds a 3D-printed mosquito head. (Purdue University photo/Drew Stone) West Lafayette, IN (Highpoint…
A single protein may have helped shape the emergence of spoken language Peer-Reviewed Publication
February 19, 2025 Key takeaways Researchers investigated a protein variant found only in the human brain. When placed in mice,…
Dessert stomach emerges in the brain
Nerve cells that tell to us we are full also make us crave sweets February 15, 2025 By Max Planck…
New Glenn NG-1 rocket completes a hotfire test
January 27, 2025 by Scott Alan Johnston, Universe Today New Glenn during successful integrated vehicle hotfire on December 27. Credit: Blue…
Drug candidate eliminates breast cancer tumors in mice in a single dose Peer-Reviewed Publication
January 24, 2025 Despite significant therapeutic advances, breast cancer remains a leading cause of cancer-related death in women. Treatment typically…
NASA’s “Planetary Defenders” Heads to the Sundance Film Festival
January 21, 2025 Trailer for NASA’s upcoming documentary, “Planetary Defenders,” which will take audiences inside the high-stakes world of asteroid…
Deep learning computation designs proteins against deadly snake venom
The approach holds the potential for creating safer, cost-effective and more readily accessible antivenoms January 16, 2025 Seattle, WA −…
A new computational model can predict antibody structures more accurately
A new computational model can predict antibody structures more accurately January 11, 2025 By Anne Trafton Cambridge, MA, − (Highpoint…