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VLT Detects First Superstorm on Exoplanet Astronomers have measured a superstorm for the first time in the atmosphere of an exoplanet, the well-studied "hot Jupiter" HD209458b. By studying the poisonous carbon monoxide gas with great accuracy we found evidence for a super ...
Astronomers on Wednesday said they could explain a nearly four-decade-old enigma surrounding rugged troughs and a chasm in the northern ice cap of Mars that could comfortably house the Grand Canyon. The Red Planet's northern cap measures around 1,000 kilometres (600 miles) ...
The Hubble space telescope has discovered a planet in our galaxy in the process of being devoured by the star that it orbits, according to a paper published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters. The doomed planet, dubbed WASP-12b, has the highest known ...
Lake Tanganyika, the second oldest and second deepest lake in the world, is now at its warmest in 1,500 years, threatening the fishing industry on which millions of lives depend, scientists said on Sunday. The evidence comes from cores drilled into sedimentary ...
Astronomers on Wednesday said they may have explained the riddle of a dimming star that has perplexed skygazers for nearly two centuries. Located 2,000 light years from Earth in the northern constellation Auriga where it is one of the brightest stars, Epsilon ...
Scientists on Wednesday unveiled the genome of the soybean, saying it was an achievement that should deepen understanding of one of the world's most important crops, help to boost yields and defend the plant against pests.The study, published by the British weekly ...
Fossilised footprints, found in a Polish quarry, of an enigmatic, long-extinct creature have prompted palaeontologists to reopen the file of how life in the sea moved to the land.A key theory in evolutionary biology is that tetrapods -- four-limbed land-loving vertebrates -- ...
Scientists reported Thursday that nano-particles used in medical applications can indirectly damage DNA inside cells by transmitting signals through a protective barrier of human tissue.The stunning discovery adds to a growing body of research highlighting proven and potential health hazards from the ...
Scientists on Wednesday published the best-ever map of key variations across the human genome, an exploit aimed at honing the fight against inherited disease and gaining insights into our species' odyssey.The map focuses on so-called copy number variations, or CNVs -- segments ...
Journal retracts UK study claiming to have created human sperm from stem cellsThe editor of a scientific journal that published a controversial paper claiming to have created human sperm from embryonic stem cells for the first time has retracted the study.Scientists at ...
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