Surviving the death of a star

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4/7/19 Here are 5 RNAs that are stepping out of DNA’s shadow RNAs do a lot more than act as middlemen for protein building. Here are a few of the ways they affect your health and disease.  Read More New fossils may capture the minutes after the dinosaur-killing asteroid impact North Dakota fossils may depict the aftermath of the dinosaur-killing asteroid, but controversial claims about the breadth of the find are unproven.  Read More Tiny pumpkin toadlets have glowing bony plates on their backs Pumpkin toadlets are the first frogs found to have fluorescent bony plates that are visible through their skin under ultraviolet light. Read More This planetary remnant somehow survived the death of its sun A rare rocky relic orbiting a white dwarf may give insight into the future of our solar system. Read More Foreigners may have conquered ancient Egypt without invading it Dental evidence suggests female Hyksos immigrants married into power. Read More A new quantum engine packs more power than its standard counterparts The tiny machine reveals new details of how quantum mechanics meshes with thermodynamics. Read More How emus and ostriches lost the ability to fly Changes in regulatory DNA, rather than mutations to genes themselves, grounded some birds, a study finds. Read More Metal asteroids may have once had iron-spewing volcanoes Two groups of scientists introduce the idea of “ferrovolcanism,” or iron volcanoes, that could have occurred on metal asteroids like Psyche. Read More This Greek philosopher had the right idea, just too few elements The ancient Greek philosopher Empedocles wrongly believed that matter consisted of just four elements, but he grasped the basic idea of forces governing unchanging matter.  Read More Cats recognize their own names As for whether or not a cat understands what a name is, well, only the cat knows that. Read More Privacy policy  |  Update Profile  | Manage Subscriptions  |   Unsubscribe This email was sent by: Society for Science & the Public 1719 N Street NW Washington, DC, 20036, US