Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
Two scientists realize that before you can find out how dragonflies migrate, you have to catch them. ...read more
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
As suicide rates reach new heights, researchers launch a quest to identify the genetic basis of the disorder. ...read more
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
Mars' Gale Crater once held a lake of liquid water. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ESA/DLR/FU Berlin/MSSS) Mars was a very different place as a young planet. Liquid water dotted the Red Planet’s landscape with lakes and rivers. But the planet’s climate changed drastically in the past few billion years. Today, scientists see the remains of the planet’s bodies of water in dried-up river channels and salts left in its rocks. Now, new data from the Curiosity rover show that the pl ...read more
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
The Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite of our Milky Way, may be well-suited for the evolution of life. (Credit: John A Davis/Shutterstock) Where in the universe can life evolve? When scientists discuss this question, they’re usually talking about what kinds of planets might support life. But some researchers are thinking bigger. In recent years, astronomers have been investigating whether some types of galaxies are more hospitable to life than others. Unsurprisingly, most researche ...read more
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
A horned bull from a control group is flanked by two hornless offspring of a genome-edited bull. (Credit: Alison Van Eenennaam) In promising news for dairy farmers, researchers have bred what are likely the first offspring from a genome-edited bull. The calves were born without horns, a trait that occurs naturally in cattle but was given to their father via previous DNA-editing research. The offspring were otherwise normal and healthy, the authors report Monday in Nature Biotechnology. I ...read more