NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has begun the study of one of the most renowned supernovae, SN 1987A (Supernova 1987A). Located 168,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, SN 1987A has been a target of intense observations at wavelengths ranging from gamma rays to radio for nearly 40 years, since its discovery in...
Forests once deemed resilient are suffering surprising die-offs. To predict the fate of the world’s woods in the face of climate change, researchers need to understand how trees die.
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tl;dr: a biotech startup named conception has made breakthroughs in the field of in vitro gametogenesis, a process which allows labs to grow an induced pluripotent stem cell into a full-fledged human egg. this technology can allow women who can’t produce eggs to still be able to have kids, & for same-sex couples to have babies...
This week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the drug lecanemab after research showed it slowed the progression of Alzheimer’s disease in some patients with mild cognitive impairment....
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Hey folks! Here's a pinned post where you can ask science questions!...
Nineteen staffers affected, according to Washington Post, with celebrated magazine to end newsstand sales
This is a very cool informal conference organized in the Fediverse. If you have an interesting topic to tallk about, you can make a presentation. Last year eas a blast, I highly recommend it.
I'd be down for some algae burgers if it helps the planet 🌿🍔
Archaeologists in Bavaria made a rare find last week: during excavations in the Swabian town of Nördlingen, experts discovered a bronze sword that is more than 3,000 years old, the State Office for the Preservation of Historical Monuments announced Wednesday. This is so well preserved, "that it almost still shines"....
