Scientists are redrawing lines of ancient trade routes after discovering that 4,500-year-old gold in treasures found in both Troy and modern-day Iraq were mined in the same place. Image shows Ernst Pernicka (right) and Moritz Numrich, undated photo. They worked on the laser ablation device in the National Archaeological Museum…
International researchers have revealed that the Ryugu asteroid originated from the outer edge of the Solar System beyond the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn. Iron isotopes from Ryugu's rock samples suggested that the asteroid's construction significantly differed from typical carbon-rich meteorites in the Solar system. Now scientists from the Max…
German scientists have deciphered one of the key adaptations of early photosynthesis by reconstructing billion-year-old enzymes. Using various methods, the research team from the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Terrestrial Microbiology in Marburg, Hesse, Germany successfully resurrected and studied billion-year-old Rubiscos in the lab. Rubisco, which is probably the most…
(starts) Scientists have discovered a new antibiotic that can wipe out pathogens that are resistant to current treatments. An international team of researchers believes the breakthrough could lead to new drugs to help mitigate the antibiotics crisis. The discovery raises hopes of a cure for untreatable bugs which - experts…
Scientists could be one step closer to wiping out COVID-19 after having created a cold plasma jet which drastically limits the virus’ capabilities. A research team from the Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP) in Greifswald, Germany, treated hepatitis viruses from mice. The targeted hepatitis virus is a…
