Astronomers Discover Blockbuster Star They Nicknamed Barbenheimer Because 'We've Never Seen Anything Like This'

SDSS astronomers have discovered an enormous celestial star so unusual they named it 'the Barbenheimer Star'

By Jeanne Goddard

21 January 45 Views

Astronomers Detect Oldest Black Hole Ever Observed Dating 'From the Dawn of the Universe'

GN-z11 is a compact galaxy, about one hundred times smaller than the Milky Way, but the ancient black hole is likely harming its development.

By Blake Isbell

17 January 42 Views

Newly Discovered Giant Dinosaur Species May Be Closest Known Relative of T. rex

It's also possible that it was the first of the Tyrannosaurids to experiment with a giant body, owing to the giant herbivores it preyed on.

By Blake Isbell

16 January 39 Views

Japanese Eels Found Living in Polluted River are Shining Example of Resilience

The institute says the study confirmed that crabs and other creatures the eels feed on also live in the river, making it a whole ecosystem.

By Blake Isbell

14 February 42 Views

New Species of Pterosaur Discovered in Scotland Persisted 25 Million Years More Than Previously Thought

The Isle of Skye isn't known colloquially for paleontology, but during the Jurassic Era, it was a hotspot for pterosaurs, and a newly-described species of this flying reptile is surprising scientists. Belonging to the clade Darwinoptera, it joins two other species both of which were found in China, and is the second different species to […]

By Blake Isbell

13 February 46 Views

This Tiny Moon of Saturn Is the Smallest Case of a Subsurface Ocean Ever Found in the Solar System

Think of a glacier shaped like a ball the size of California or Spain and you have some idea of what Mimas looks like.

By Blake Isbell

12 February 39 Views

Discovery of Immense Fortifications Dating Back 4,000 Years Enclose Khaybar Oasis in Northwest Arabia

You don't need to pile sandstone and dirt up 15 feet—as tall as three men—and build 180 bastions to keep your camels from wandering off.

By Blake Isbell

11 January 52 Views

Here It Is: Stricken Mars Helicopter is Spotted by Rover-Then NASA Retired it With Honors

Originally designed as a technology demonstration to perform up to five experimental test flights, Ingenuity flew two hours over three years.

By Blake Isbell

06 February 37 Views

Researchers Create CRISPR 'On-Off Switch' to Control Inherited Genetic Problems Without Changing DNA

Scientists have figured out how to modify the gene-editing tool CRISPR to control how genes are switched on or off, without changing DNA.

By Jeanne Goddard

01 May 60 Views

Revolutionary CRISPR-based Genome Editing System Destroys Cancer Cells 'Permanently' in Lab

A Tel Aviv University team shows their CRISPR genome editing system can improve survival rates by 80% in mice with metastatic ovarian cancer.

By Jeanne Goddard

29 November 45 Views

CRISPR Gene-Editing Experiment Partly Restores Vision In Legally Blind Patients

An experimental trial of seven patients with LCA, regained some of their vision after being legally-blind, through CRISPR gene-editing.

By Blake Isbell

30 September 54 Views

Breakthrough Using CRISPR to Target Fat Cells in Genetic Study of Obesity

Researchers at the University of Michigan describe a breakthrough using CRISPR-Cas9 to target fat cells in the genetic DNA.

By Jeanne Goddard

08 January 54 Views

We Can Now Use CRISPR Gene Editing on Ticks - to Fight Lyme Disease in Humans

We can now use CRISPR gene editing on ticks to prevent Lyme Disease in humans, researchers at Penn State have discovered.

By Jeanne Goddard

28 February 56 Views

CRISPR Gene-Editing Tool Redesigned to be 4,000 Times Less Likely to Target the Wrong Strand of DNA

Researchers at UT Austin have redesigned a CRISPR Gene-Editing toolto be 4,0000 times less likely to target the wrong strand of DNA.

By Jeanne Goddard

14 March 48 Views

3 Years After CRISPR Treatment 73 of 75 Patients Cured of Blood Disease - FDA Approval is Near

Vertex hope to market what would be the first FDA-approved CRISPR treatment in the U.S. by the end of the year,

By Blake Isbell

29 June 43 Views