Millisecond pulsars are rapidly spinning neutron stars that emit radio waves. These stars achieve their extraordinary rotation rates by siphoning matter from a close stellar companion. The formation ...

Locally known as Maka Lahi, meaning ‘Big Rock,’ this boulder was moved more than 200 m inland by a tsunami around 7,000 years ago. The Maka Lahi boulder measures 14 x 12 x 6.7 m and weighs almost ...

Aging is the primary risk factor for developing non-communicable chronic diseases, necessitating interventions targeting the aging process. Outcome measures of biological aging used in these ...

Venus, Earth’s ‘twin planet,’ presents clear contrasts in terms of surface conditions, atmospheric chemistry, and tectonic state. Understanding the interior processes shaping Venus’ surface is a ...

Australopithecus sediba — a small hominin species that lived about 2 million years ago — had a mix of ape-like and human-like features, while Homo naledi — a recently-discovered hominin species that ...

This mutation is located in the Rho GTPase Activating Protein 36 (Arhgap36) gene and appears to occur in no other mammal, according to a research team led by Stanford University School of Medicine ...