Predicting evolution: Not just ‘survival of the fittest’
A new method of ‘re-barcoding’ DNA allows scientists to track rapid evolution in yeast. The approach has implications for the prediction of dominant viral strains.
Predicting evolution: Not just ‘survival of the fittest’
A new method of ‘re-barcoding’ DNA allows scientists to track rapid evolution in yeast. The approach has implications for the prediction of dominant viral strains.
Hubble captures a dozen galaxy doppelgangers
The distant galaxy in this image is nicknamed the Sunburst Arc. It’s been lensed into multiple images by a massive, intervening galaxy cluster. A recent study revealed that the 4 bright arcs in this Hubble image contain 12 images – cosmic doppelgangers – of this very distant galaxy.
HEALTH: Climate projects should have big, measurable benefits — study
A study led by scientists from Harvard University’s Center for Climate, Health and the Global Environment asserts that if reducing the planet’s greenhouse gas emissions and other dangerous pollutants were a sport, the scoreboard couldn’t say who’s winning.
Study shows where global renewable energy investments have greatest benefits
New study finds that the amount of climate and health benefits achieved from renewable energy depends on the country where it is installed. Countries with higher carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and more air pollution, such as India, China, and areas in Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe, achieve greater climate and health benefits per megawatt (MW) of renewable energy installed than those operating in areas such as North America, Brazil, and parts of Europe.
Did ancient Earth life escape our solar system?
You’ve heard of panspermia, the idea that life exists throughout space and was carried to Earth by comets? What if the reverse occurred, with microbes on Earth ejected into space by asteroid impacts, escaping into the solar system billions of years ago?
Clearing up the confusion over red meat recommendations
Red meat recommendations and meat from plants: Chan School Nutrition Department head Frank Hu talks about recent developments in diet.
TESS spacecraft is finding hundreds of exoplanets
… and it’s poised to find thousands more. But will we find another Earth?
Liver-chip identifies drug toxicities in human, rat, and dog models
Liver toxicity is a big problem in the drug, food, and consumer products industries, especially because results in animal models fail to predict how chemicals will affect humans. A new Liver-Chip successfully predicts how different drugs impact rat, dog, and human models, and could help get the most effective drugs to patients faster.
How exercise can make you happier
A swimmer runs with relish toward the Atlantic Ocean in Devon, England, in July 1926. (Photo: Fox Photos/Getty Images) The human body is meant to move. We’re all athletes at heart, fine-tuned by natural selection to run across savannas, leap…
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