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Tracing ancient cyanobacteria reveals early origins of circadian clocks Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 21, 2025  To shed light on the evolutionary roots of the cyanobacterial circadian clock, a Japanese research team has traced the development of timekeeping proteins from ancient bacterial ancestors. Their stu ... more |
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Unveiling the secrets of planet formation in environments of high UV radiation University Park PA (SPX) May 22, 2025  The fundamental building blocks for planet formation can exist even in environments with extreme ultraviolet radiation, according to a new study by an international collaboration led by Penn State a ... more |
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A rare planet may orbit brown dwarf pair at right angles Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 22, 2025 A newly identified planetary system, labeled 2M1510, may be home to one of the most unusual planetary orbits ever observed. A candidate planet appears to loop above and below the poles of a pair of ... more |
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Nanodevice Sheds Light on Early Cyanobacterial Evolution London, UK (SPX) May 19, 2025  An international research team has provided fresh insights into the origins of oxygenic photosynthesis by revealing the structure of a light-harvesting nanodevice within one of the planet's most anc ... more |
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Webb Finds First Clear Evidence of Frozen Water in Young Star System Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 15, 2025  Astronomers have long theorized that frozen water exists in the debris disks surrounding young stars, but definitive evidence has remained elusive - until now. Using the James Webb Space Telescope, ... more |
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Membranes may have shaped the selection of life's building blocks London UK (SPX) May 21, 2025  Scientists investigating the origin of life suggest that primitive membranes may have influenced which biomolecules became foundational to life. Their study examines how the earliest cell membranes ... more |
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Twin Star Systems May Hold Key to Planet Formation Insights Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 15, 2025 Astronomers have developed a new approach to studying planet formation by focusing on "twin" binary star systems, where two stars born at the same time and place orbit each other. This fresh perspec ... more |
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NASA Cleanroom Microbes Reveal Survival Strategies for Space and Biotech London, UK (SPX) May 13, 2025  Researchers from the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), and institutes across India and Saudi Arabia have discovered 26 new bacterial species ... more |
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Plato nears final camera installation for exoplanet hunt Paris, France (SPX) May 12, 2025 The assembly of the European Space Agency's (ESA) Plato mission is making significant strides, with 24 of the 26 planned cameras now integrated into the spacecraft. Once operational in space, Plato ... more |
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NASA's Webb Lifts Veil on Common but Mysterious Type of Exoplanet Washington DC (SPX) May 06, 2025  Though they don't orbit around our Sun, sub-Neptunes are the most common type of exoplanet, or planet outside our solar system, that have been observed in our galaxy. These small, gassy planets are ... more |