'Surprising and exciting': U. astronomers harness NASA telescopes for black hole discovery

Astronomers have spent decades searching nearby stars for another Earth, and now they may have found one

Your Dominant Hand Isn't Actually Hard-Wired, New Study Suggests

New research suggests dominant-hand preference is a byproduct of lifelong practice rather than a hard-wired biological trait.

99% of a core-collapse supernova’s energy is invisible

Physicists have recorded the diffuse background of neutrinos, revealing the invisible energy signatures produced by billions of supernovae across the universe.

Pigeons’ shifting gaze could help drones navigate more like birds: UBC study

Pigeons’ eye movements in flight inspire next-gen drone navigation tech, per UBC study

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A ribozyme ligase that requires a 3′ terminal phosphate on its RNA substrate

Newly discovered enzyme can repair broken RNA without proteins