Tesla Model Y’s Autopilot Gets Highest grade in European Safety Tests In a European safety test that evaluated driver-assist technologies like the contentious Autopilot system from the automaker, the Tesla Model Y achieved the highest score…
Ultra-Faint Fossil Galaxy Spotted in Gemini North Discovered in Andromeda’s Periphery Thanks to the keen eyes of an amateur astronomer looking through archived data processed by NSF’s NOIRLab’s Community Science and Data Center, a strange ultra-faint…
Testing for Antibiotic Resistance is no Longer Constrained by Time Antimicrobial resistance occurs when germs such as bacteria and fungi develop the ability to resist drugs that are designed to kill them. Treatment of resistant…
Red Supergiant Star Betelgeuse Slowly Recovering After Blowing its Top, According to Hubble A brilliant, ruby-red, twinkling spot of light can be seen in the upper right shoulder of the winter constellation Orion the Hunter, often known as…
Toxic Huntingtin Oligomers are produced by Prions The term “prions” refers to abnormal, pathogenic agents that are transmissible and capable of inducing abnormal folding of specific normal cellular proteins known as prion…
Astronomers Notice a Hot Gas Bubble Swirling Around the Supermassive Black Hole in the Milky Way Astronomers have discovered evidence of a “hot spot” around Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of our galaxy, using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter…
Hepatitis C Virus – Scientists have Mapped key Protein Structures A recent discovery points to the development of an effective HCV vaccine. A team led by scientists from Scripps Research and the University of Amsterdam…
Application of Statistical Method Shows Promise in Reducing Pine Impacts from Climate Change Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a new statistical model that, when applied to the populations of loblolly pine trees in the Southeast…
A Gene Study Reveals a Number of DNA Variations related to Dyslexia For the first time, scientists have identified a large number of genes that are consistently linked to dyslexia. A third of the 42 identified genetic…
Humans Can Outlive Their Livers, Which Have The Potential to Last 100 Years A small but growing number of transplanted human livers known as “super livers” have continued to function for a total of more than 100 years.…
British Prevention Zone Measures are Prompted By the Largest Bird Flu Outbreak in History As bird flu continues to spread throughout the globe and kills and infects hundreds of animals, including TikTok star Emmanuel and even dolphins and porpoises,…
Colorful Fibers for Smart Clothing When we think of clothing, we usually think of something we wear to cover our bodies, express our style, and protect us from the elements.…