A supernova’s delayed reappearance could pin down how fast the universe expands Posted on September 17, 2021 by quaezar In News A meandering trek taken by light from a remote supernova in the constellation Cetus may help researchers pin down how fast the universe expands — in another couple of decades. […]Read more A supernova’s delayed reappearance could pin down how fast the universe expands
Neanderthal gene variants both increase and decrease the risk for severe Covid-19 Posted on September 08, 2021 by Chantal Jager In News Image of reconstruction: Alfons and Adrie Kennis, Dutch twins, who make reconstructions of prehistoric humans. Last year, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, and […]Read more Neanderthal gene variants both increase and decrease the risk for severe Covid-19
Stone Age humans or their relatives occasionally trekked through a green Arabia Posted on September 04, 2021 by quaezar In News Arabia, known today for its desert landscape, served as a “green turnstile” for migrating Stone Age members of the human genus starting around 400,000 years ago, a new study finds. […]Read more Stone Age humans or their relatives occasionally trekked through a green Arabia
Making methane from CO2: Carbon capture grows more affordable Posted on September 04, 2021 by quaezar In News In their ongoing effort to make carbon capture more affordable, researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed a method to convert captured carbon dioxide (CO2) into methane, […]Read more Making methane from CO2: Carbon capture grows more affordable