Here are 8 remarkable scientific firsts of 2024
Making panda stem cells, mapping a fruit fly’s brain and witnessing a black hole wake up were among the biggest achievements of the year.
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NASA solves 44-year-old mystery of why Jupiter’s Io is so volcanically active
Io is the most volcanically active world in our solar system. Now, NASA scientists have revealed how and why.
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Meteoroid news, features and articles
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Exoplanet news, features and articles
Bat poop used to grow cannabis kills 2 in New York in unusual cases
Two men from Rochester, New York died from a type of pneumonia after being exposed to a harmful fungus living in bat poop used to grow cannabis.
Worst die-off of a single species in the modern era discovered — and ‘the blob’ was to blame
The blob — an extreme marine heatwave that hit the northeast Pacific between 2014 and 2016 — killed approximately 4 million common murre, and the population is yet to recover, a new study finds.
The message-sending part of neurons may be blobby, not smooth
Axons can be shaped like strings of pearls, research in mice and people show. How that shape may influence brain signaling is not yet clear.
Henry the giant crocodile, who has sired 10,000 babies, celebrates 124th birthday
Henry the Nile crocodile will celebrate his 124th birthday at the Crocworld Conservation Centre in South Africa on Dec. 16.
Radiation-resistant ‘extremophile’ microbe dubbed ‘Conan the Bacterium’ inspires new antioxidant
A three-part complex based on the molecules that give “Conan the Bacterium” its radiation resistance may protect humans against damage from ionizing radiation.
World’s 1st nuclear-diamond battery of its kind could power devices for 1000s of years
The world’s first nuclear-diamond battery uses carbon-14 to power devices for more than 10,000 years.
