Leo Wilson

Researchers report on mechanisms of gene regulatory divergence between species

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Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell Genomics (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.xgen.2024.100536 Closely related animal species can look physically different, but you might be surprised to learn that those differences can result not only from DNA sequence changes that alter proteins’ structure or function, but also because changes in the DNA affect how those proteins are expressed. To add … Read more

Simulated microgravity affects sleep and physiological rhythms

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Simulated effects of microgravity significantly affect rhythmicity and sleep in humans, a new study from the University of Surrey finds. Such disturbances could negatively affect the physiology and performance of astronauts in space. Previous findings have shown that astronauts exposed to microgravity, simulated via 60 days of constant bed rest at a six-degree head-down tilt … Read more

Observations explore globular cluster system in the galaxy NGC 4262

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The optical g-band image of NGC 4262 using the CFHT. A horizontal yellow solid line on the bottom left corner indicates the image scale of 10 kpc. The inset shows the optical color image with a field of view of 7′x 7′. Blue, green, and red colors represent the CFHT u, g and i bands, … Read more

Voyager 1 transmitting data again after Nasa remotely fixes 46-year-old probe | Space

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Earth’s most distant spacecraft, Voyager 1, has started communicating properly again with Nasa after engineers worked for months to remotely fix the 46-year-old probe. Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which makes and operates the agency’s robotic spacecraft, said in December that the probe – more than 15bn miles (24bn kilometres) away – was sending gibberish … Read more

WTI at $81 as threat of Iran oil sanctions loom

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A general view of Isfahan Refinery, one of the largest refineries in Iran and is considered as the first refinery in the country in terms of diversity of petroleum products in Isfahan, Iran on November 08, 2023. Fatemeh Bahrami | Anadolu | Getty Images U.S. crude oil fell below $81 a barrel on Tuesday, the … Read more

A dogwalker was killed on a remote path in Scotland. Two months on and his killer is still lat large

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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Police have said they are confident they will catch whoever killed a dogwalker shot on a remote path more than two months ago as the murder inquiry continues. Officers have visited 478 properties … Read more

Giant galactic explosion exposes galaxy pollution in action

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A team of international researchers studied galaxy NGC 4383, in the nearby Virgo cluster, revealing a gas outflow so large that it would take 20,000 years for light to travel from one side to the other. The discovery was published today in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Lead author Dr Adam … Read more

Norway women bring seaweed to culinary heights in Europe

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Lofoten Seaweed co-founder Angelita Eriksen picks kelp from the icy Norwegian waters. In the glacial waters of the Lofoten archipelago in Norway’s far north, Angelita Eriksen uses a knife to cut a handful of seaweed that will soon end up in a fancy European eatery. “We have the cleanest and clearest waters in the world. … Read more