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star’s temperature
Space

A new technique to measure a star’s temperature with high precision

Amit Malewar

Taking a star’s temperature.

Brown dwarf (artist’s concept)
Space

Hubble reveals the Drifting Binary Pairs of Ageing Brown Dwarfs

Editorial Team

A new study using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has found that brown dwarfs, interstellar objects that are larger than Jupiter but smaller than...

Exoplanet GJ 9827d (artist’s concept)
Space

Hubble Telescope detects water vapour in the atmosphere of smallest exoplanet GJ 9827d

Amit Malewar

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have made a groundbreaking discovery in their search for exoplanets. For the first time, they have detected...

two chemical languages at the basis of molecular communication
Biology

Scientists recreated and compared molecular languages at the origin of life

Pranjal Malewar

Two molecular languages at the origin of life have been successfully recreated and mathematically validated.

Caulobacter biofilm
Science

Some bacteria living in a biofilm sacrifice themselves to ensure the survival of the community

Pranjal Malewar

Life and death of an "altruistic" bacterium.

TOI-1452 b
Space

Astronomers discovered an exoplanet that could be covered entirely in water

Amit Malewar

An extrasolar world covered in water?

Image is an artistic illustration of quantum state
Science

An unusual quantum state of matter observed for the first time

Amit Malewar

It’s not every day that someone comes across a new state of matter in quantum physics.

fluorescent nanoantenna
Science

Scientists created the world’s tiniest antenna using DNA

Pranjal Malewar

A new method to monitor the structural change of proteins over time.

Witnessing violence in high school as bad as being bullied
Health

Witnessing violence in high school as bad as being bullied

Pranjal Malewar

Students who experience violence at a high school are more likely to report psycho-social and academic impairment later. The study conducted by the Université de Montréal...

Planets orbiting other stars are like Peas in a Pod
Space

Planets orbiting other stars are like Peas in a Pod

Amit Malewar

A global research group drove by Université de Montréal astrophysicist Lauren Weiss has found that planets orbiting other stars have a tendency to have...

Recent Stories

Mystery solved: Why foams are leakier than expected

Chemistry

Multilayered materials that work together, like nacre

Invention

Biodegradable fungi allow trash bags to decompose the organic waste

Invention

Scientists crack the mystery of the “orange fur” in cats

Wildlife

Research reveals how Sculpins use microscopic features to stay put

Wildlife