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[ad_1] Researchers in Israel say they have partially reversed cellular aging using a somewhat controversial treatment. Although it is only a small study, it improves our understanding of the aging process in humans. The shortening of telomeres, the caps at the end of each of our chromosomes, is one of …

[ad_1] The International Space Station has been continuously occupied for two decades, and astronauts and cosmonauts on board have taken more than 3.5 million photographs of our home planet from space. Credit: NASA After 20 years of continuous human presence, the International Space Station (ISS) provided 241 visitors with an …

[ad_1] The most experienced astronaut on SpaceX’s newly launched crew said on Thursday that driving a dragon capsule into orbit is like being inside the real mythical beast, and far more fun than NASA shuttles or Russian flights. As for the crew space rookie, he pulled more G, or gravity, …

[ad_1] Fluorescent confocal microscope images of 8 day old Arabidopsis thaliana roots. Purple color shows cell walls and green color shows CRWN1-3 in immature leaf (top, cotyledon epidermis), mature root area (middle, differential), and actively growing root ends (bottom, meristematic zone) . © Yuki Sakamoto, CC BY Researchers from the …

[ad_1] Look at the night sky and if you are away from the city lights, you will see the stars. The space between those bright points of light is, of course, filled with darkness like ink. Some astronomers have wondered about all that dark space, how dark it really is. …

[ad_1] Most people know that terrestrial dinosaurs were wiped out some 66 million years ago when an asteroid roughly twice the diameter of Paris crashed into Earth. If the explosive fireball didn’t catch them, the dip in global temperature on a planet with little or no ice – caused by …

[ad_1] The genes that give the plant’s nucleus its uncovered shape also regulate copper tolerance. Researchers from the University of Tokyo have identified how cell nucleus architecture can modify gene activity in plants. This discovery reveals fundamental knowledge about genome regulation and points to future methods to potentially manipulate the …

[ad_1] A “fossil galaxy” has been found hidden inside our Milky Way. The discovery of the long dead galaxy could change our understanding of the history of the Milky Way and how it has become the vast web of stars surrounding us today. The fossil, known as Heracles, is thought …

[ad_1] A “fossil galaxy” has been found hidden inside our Milky Way. © Provided by The Independent The discovery of the long dead galaxy could change our understanding of the history of the Milky Way and how it has become the vast web of stars surrounding us today. The fossil, …

[ad_1] Typically, traditional diamonds are created over billions of years deep within the Earth, requiring extreme pressure and heat to come to life. Now, an international team of researchers from the Australian National University (ANU) and RMIT University in Australia has discovered a new way to create ultra-hard diamonds in …