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Astronomers identify potential clue to reinonization of universe

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 08:41 AM PST

Astronomers have identified a potential clue to how the universe became reionized after the Big Bang. The researchers identified a black hole, a million times as bright as our sun, that may have been similar to the sources that powered the universe's reionization.

Ocean physics explain cyclones on Jupiter

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 08:41 AM PST

Images from NASA's June Spacecraft have given oceanographers the raw materials for a new study that describes the rich turbulence at Jupiter's poles and the physical forces that drive the large cyclones.

Chemists use DNA to build the world’s tiniest antenna

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 07:33 AM PST

An easy-to-use device promises to help scientists better understand natural and human-designed nanotechnologies -- and identify new drugs.

Will this new superpower molecule revolutionize science?

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 07:32 AM PST

Researchers report the creation of an artificial molecule with superpowers. It has the potential to revolutionize nanotechnology -- and it also explains one of Nature's intriguing enigmas; why do we have a right hand and a left hand? The researchers describe their supermolecule as a marriage between DNA and peptides.

Medieval warhorses were surprisingly small in stature

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 07:32 AM PST

Medieval warhorses are often depicted as massive and powerful beasts, but in reality many were no more than pony-sized by modern standards, a new study shows.