Scientists have long hypothesized the existence of enzyme clusters, or ‘metabolons,’ in facilitating various processes within cells. Researchers have now directly observed functional metabolons involved in generating purines, the most …read more Source:: Science
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Hubble finds best evidence for elusive mid-sized black hole
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Astronomers have found the best evidence for the perpetrator of a cosmic homicide: a black hole of an elusive class known as ‘intermediate-mass,’ which betrayed its existence by tearing apart …read more Source:: Science
Most massive neutron star ever detected, almost too massive to exist
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Astronomers have discovered the most massive neutron star to date, a rapidly spinning pulsar approximately 4,600 light-years from Earth. This record-breaking object is teetering on the edge of existence, approaching …read more Source:: Science
Evidence of early planetary shake-up
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Scientists have studied an unusual pair of asteroids and discovered that their existence points to an early planetary rearrangement in our solar system. …read more Source:: Science
A study of ants provides information on the evolution of social insects
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One of the great puzzles of evolutional biology is what induced certain living creatures to abandon solitary existence in favor of living in collaborative societies, as seen in the case …read more Source:: Science
Ancient origins of viruses discovered
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New research has found that many of the viruses infecting us today have ancient evolutionary histories that date back to the first vertebrates and perhaps the first animals in existence. …read more Source:: Science
New type of quantum material
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Physicists searching for an explanation for high-temperature superconductivity were surprised when their theoretical model pointed to the existence of a never-before-seen material in a different realm of physics — that …read more Source:: Science
Physicists excited by discovery of new form of matter, excitonium
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Excitonium has a team of researchers … well… excited! They have demonstrated the existence of an enigmatic new form of matter, which has perplexed scientists since it was first theorized …read more Source:: Science
Physicist demonstrate existence of ‘unlikely’ new subatomic structure
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Researchers have demonstrated the existence of a tetraneutron, a subatomic structure once thought unlikely to exist. …read more Source:: Science