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Astronomers 'image' a mysterious dark object in the distant Universe

Scientists detect the lowest mass dark object currently measured

New insights into the origin of the Indo-European languages

Linguistics and genetics combine to suggest a new hybrid hypothesis for the origin of the Indo-European languages

Superconductivity without cooling?

Infrared laser pulses modify the structure of the high-temperature superconductor YBCO and make superconductivity possible at room temperature.

Biomarker predicts severity of Covid-19 infection early on

High expression of the fitness gene hFwe-Lose in the lung reliably predicts severe progression

First lethal attacks by chimpanzees on gorillas observed

Research team now examines impact of food competition and climate change

When a black hole and a neutron star merge

Researchers trace a form of lupus back to a single mutation

Researchers were able to trace a form of the autoimmune disease lupus back to a single mutation

The first genome data from ancient Egyptian mummies

Study finds that ancient Egyptians were most closely related to ancient populations from the Near East.