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Researchers are still studying samples of Ryugu collected by the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency from its Hayabusa2 mission. After the first papers focused on the composition of the recovered material, a Japanese team has now found a "complete" set of genetic bases belonging to both DNA and RNA.Read Entire Article...

A new study challenges a widely repeated claim about baby rattlesnakes and finds the science tells a different story. It also explores how the misconception spread for decades and why it continues to influence public reactions and professional responses. Credit: Shutterstock A widely repeated belief about baby rattlesnakes is being challenged by new research. A

Scientists report that reshaping zinc oxide particles may reduce the white residue common in mineral sunscreens. UCLA scientists have created a new mineral sunscreen formula designed to reduce the white, chalky residue that often discourages people from using sun protection every day. Health experts have long advised applying sunscreen daily to shield skin from ultraviolet

Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH) mainly affects women of childbearing age. 13:04, Wed, Feb 11, 2026 Updated: 13:30, Wed, Feb 11, 2026 A woman injecting herself with obesity medication (Image: Getty Images) Sufferers of a rare, debilitating condition causing headaches and sight-loss are needed for a new UK research trial – to see if weight-loss jab

Daniele Visioni sometimes worries he may be labelled an enemy of the state.  Visioni, a climate scientist and assistant professor at Cornell University, is an Italian-born scholar who will serve as an author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s upcoming Seventh Assessment Report, a document outlining the latest science on climate change, to be

Researchers from Baptist University have discovered two new coral species in Hong Kong’s southeastern waters, underscoring the area’s biodiversity despite being close to urban territory. The university revealed on Monday that a team of its marine scientists had identified two new soft coral species – previously unknown worldwide – in rocky reefs off Sung Kong

A rare interstellar comet has been caught in X-rays by two space telescopes, revealing how its gases interact with charged particles from the sun as it travels through the inner solar system...

In the mid-1950s, scientist Winston Price identified a virus responsible for the common cold. Price dubbed his discovery the ‘JH virus’ in honor of his employer (Johns Hopkins University), and set out to find a vaccine that would protect against it. The JH virus is now known as a rhinovirus, and it’s one of hundreds