Category: Science

Introduction A breakthrough finding, published this October 2024, revealed that scientists have unraveled an unexpected link between genes that are responsible for the evolution of the human brain and neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disabilities. This finding deepens our understanding of how unique features of human cognition and learning might equally…

By using artificial intelligence in a groundbreaking study in 2024, researchers finally managed to prevail upon the so-called “dark matter” of RNA viruses, discovering more than 70,000 species that were not known previously. This ground-breaking breakthrough has taken advantage of advanced knowledge of state-of-the-art metagenomics and machine learning methods, showing great insight into the covert…

Thus, nanocrystals have now emerged among the important materials in shaping up the future of displays, solar energy, and medical diagnostics. With recent breakthroughs in the manipulation of such nanocrystals, exciting advances are being observed in making these minuscule structures highly relevant for enhancing efficiency and performance in a wide range of applications. What Are…

Introduction Jupiter’s Great Red Spot (GRS), an antipodal storm larger than Earth, has drawn the interest of astronomers for decades. The famous feature has astonished scientists in 2024 with unexpected size changes and dynamic motions. This year’s observations, primarily by the NASA Hubble Space Telescope, have been unprecedented about what has been learned about how…

A very interesting 2024 study discovered that certain species of dragonflies, particularly those with darker wing coloration, exhibited specific physiological traits that helped them deal with heat stress, attributed to their sexually selected dark wing ornaments. These ones are thus believed to be a dual adaptation from both environmental as well as reproductive stresses, which…

A new study in Rheumatology has revealed potential good news about the effects of caffeine on vascular health. The researchers mentioned that the habitual intake of caffeine had protective effects on heart and vascular health due to its improvement in endothelial functions, which is necessary for the maintenance of blood vessel health. The study highlighted…

Introduction Princeton University’s John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton, emeritus professors at the University of Toronto, have won half of the Nobel Prize in Physics awarded this year for their inventions of the two groundbreaking versions of artificial neural networks upon which most of modern machine learning and AI are founded. It has revolutionized…

Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun are two American scientists who received the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering microRNAs—a small molecule with great vitality for controlling gene expression. This discovery made in the early 1990s expanded the new field of study in regulating the genes in multicellular organisms such as humans. In…

It was in 2024 that discoveries became revolutionary as the data came from the James Webb Space Telescope, and astronomers announced they had now learned much about the atmosphere surrounding one specific exoplanet in the constellation Pisces. Located some 98 lightyears from Earth, the exoplanet GJ 9827 d has therefore sparked interest among scientists due…

The October 2024 news was in fact given to the world by a UCLA team of researchers concerning a highly significant advancement in cardiac diagnostics. In fact, it dealt with a highly sensitive, paper-based sensor for the detection of cardiac biomarkers within mere 15 minutes that would revolutionize the point-of-care medical testing process. This new…