New cells discovered in human omental adipose tissue inhibit fat cell formation. Confocal microscopy fluorescent images of a human omental adipose tissue section (visceral fat), depicting the ...

A detailed chemical analysis of ancient Antarctic ice. A slice from an Antarctic ice core. Researchers study the chemicals trapped in old ice to learn about past climate. Photo by Katie Stelling, ...

Amalthea has a potato-like shape. NASA’s Juno mission captured these views of Jupiter during its 59th close flyby of the giant planet on March 7, 2024. They provide a good look at Jupiter’s colorful ...

A fundamental discovery that the mechanics of a protein control its entry into the cell’s nucleus. To perform various tasks, such as instructing the nucleus to turn on or off particular genes, ...

UC Riverside’s astrophysicist, Stephen Kane, has made a groundbreaking discovery. He has found a planet called HD104067.01 that is situated in a star system far away. What makes this planet unique is ...

The chimney and vent are about 26,000 light-years from Earth. Region near the Milky Way's galactic center (labeled). Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ. of Chicago/S.C. Mackey et al.; Radio: ...

Astronomers proposed a new model based on oxygen-neon novae. Artist's impression of this research. Credit: NAOJ Hydrogen made up nearly all of the matter in the universe following the Big Bang. Later, ...

A method to transform chicken fat into carbon-based electrodes for supercapacitors. A simple and low-cost carbon nanomaterial synthesis method that does not require a high-temperature processing ...

Canoes from Italy reveal early development of advanced nautical technology. Excavation of Canoe 5. Image Credit: Gibaja et al., 2024, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0 More than 7,000 years ago, people navigated ...

This treatment allowed hair to regrow and dramatically reduced inflammation. Researchers developed a potential new treatment for alopecia areata, an autoimmune disorder that causes hair loss. The new ...

This is the best evidence to date for the existence of a rocky planet atmosphere outside our Solar System. This artist’s concept shows what the exoplanet 55 Cancri e could look like. Also called ...

The galaxy NGC 4951 is a fascinating example of a Seyfert galaxy. This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy NGC 4951, located roughly 50 million light-years away from Earth.