Scientists
Medicine
MIT Researchers Record ‘Memories’ Stored in Protein Chains
Researchers at MIT have developed a technology that allows them to record "memories" of sequences of cellular events, such as when particular genes are active or how cells respond to treatment. This is possible because cells turn on a...
Science
China’s Mars Rover Discovers Evidence of Devastating Floods
Deep beneath the surface of Mars, China's Zhurong rover has discovered evidence of two significant floods that likely sculpted the area it has been exploring since it landed in May 2021.
The first outcome from Zhurong's radar imager, which can...
Greek News
Cancer-Killing Virus Shows Impressive Results in Patients
Scientists in the UK have identified a cancer-killing virus involving therapy that uses a common virus to infect and destroy harmful cells. Early trials of the virus therapy on patients have been especially promising.
The drug is a weakened form...
Animals
World’s Oldest Heart Discovered in Ancient Fish
Within a preserved ancient fish estimated to be about 380 million years old, scientists found a heart.
According to scientists, the specimen is indicative of a crucial stage in the development of the blood-pump organ present in all vertebrate creatures,...
Animals
‘Immortal Jellyfish’ May Have the Secret of Life in its Genes
Scientists have unlocked the hereditary code of the "immortal jellyfish," which has the ability to repeatedly return to its juvenile larval form, and therefore it can live forever.
Being the only species that is capable of repetitively rejuvenating itself after...
History
Crater in Africa May Reveal Mysteries of Dinosaur Extinction
Off the coast of West Africa, a potential asteroid impact crater has been found, providing new insights into the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Uisdean Nicholson, a geologist at Heriot Watt University in the UK, and his team began poring over...
Animals
Extinct Tasmanian Tiger to be Brought Back to Life
Almost 100 years after its extinction, scientists at The University of Melbourne are ready to try and bring the Tasmanian tiger (thylacine) back to life. The species has been declared extinct since the 1930s.
The initiative now has a partnership...
Science
Oldest Dark Matter in the Universe Detected by Scientists
Scientists have detected the distribution of the oldest dark matter ever observed in the universe based on calculations from the glow of surrounding galaxies of twelve billion years ago.
The history of our entire universe is smeared across the vastness...
Environment
Greek Scientists Find Coronavirus Lockdowns Have Reduced Earth's Seismic Activity
Measures taken across the world to restrict vehicular traffic and public movement in order to reduce the spread of the coronavirus have begun to have a positive impact on the environment -- and even on the Earth itself --...
Greek News
Will Warmer Weather Reduce the Impact of the Coronavirus?
There has been a great deal of discussion about the impact warmer weather may have on the spreading of the Coronavirus. Many in Greece and the rest of the northern hemisphere will hope that as the temperature rises with...