Researchers discover a unique genetic code in Antarctic archaea that encodes a rare amino acid, potentially advancing protein ...

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The new storage system could hold family photos, cultural artifacts and the master versions of digital artworks, movies, manuscripts and music for thousands of years, scientists say.

The annual awards for quirky scientific research were given out this week, and as usual, they blended the bizarre, humorous, and unexpectedly insightful. Reading time 3 minutes The 33rd annual Ig ...

Professor Wang Jian at Peking University and collaborators investigated the superconducting properties of two-dimensional crystalline superconducting PdTe 2 films grown by molecular beam epitaxy. They ...

Science usually has all the answers—until it doesn’t. For every equation that neatly solves the universe, there’s a glowing orb, a mysterious hum, or a 72-second radio signal that leaves scientists ...

The discovery that bumble bees “play” has been awarded the 2023 Pineapple Science Award in biology, China’s annual science prize for unusual and often humorous research. “I thank you so much on behalf ...

At least nine beavers and a vole have been found dead in Utah after an unusual outbreak of tularemia, also known as rabbit fever, which can infect and kill humans, cats and dogs. Experts warn people ...

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