The first complete decoding of the genome of the Black-necked Snakefly (Venustoraphidia nigricollis) provides new insights into the evolution of these “living fossils.” Credit: Harald Bruckner “Oh, hello. I didn’t see you there. I was just editing a weekly roundup of science news stories for Saturday morning.” This is the first line from my autobiographical
The central region of the Milky Way galaxy as captured by the Subaru Telescope. The image shows many stars in a field of view about 0.4 light-years across. The star S0-6 (blue circle), the subject of this study, is located about 0.04 light-years from the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*, green circle). Credit:
Three extremely rare white lion cubs were born at the Las Delicias Zoo in Venezuela. This week in our wrap up, we lull you into a false sense of security with adorable lion cubs then ambush you with terrifying pulsars. We do this not out of a sense of malice but to prepare your mind
MIT physicists have trapped electrons in a pure crystal, marking the first achievement of an electronic flat band in a three-dimensional material. The rare electronic state is thanks to a special cubic arrangement of atoms (pictured) that resembles the Japanese art of “kagome.” The results provide a new way for scientists to explore rare electronic
Atomic structural model of bacteriophage T4 in UCSF Chimera software using pdbs of the individual proteins. Credit: Dr. Victor Padilla-Sanchez, PhD, CC BY-SA 4.0 This week, we reported on LIGO upgrades, parasitic fungi and a new analysis of Curiosity rover data. Also, did you know that viruses also attack bacteria? But at that scale, it’s