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Hubble helps uncover the mystery of the dimming of Betelgeuse
New observations suggest that the unexpected dimming of the supergiant star was most likely caused by a dust cloud that blocked starlight coming from the star’s surface.
COVID-19 clinical trials lack diversity
Trials need more people of color to generalize results to larger US population.
What the rest of the world can learn from South Korea’s COVID-19 response
CU Denver researcher investigates how South Korean policy enabled the country to flatten the curve without economic disaster.
Electronic components join forces to take up 10 times less space on computer chips
Researchers integrate the elements needed for electronic filters into a single, self-assembling component.
A wound dressing that kills bacteria
To combat bacterial wound infections, researchers have developed cellulose membranes equipped with antimicrobial peptides.
Machine learning methods provide new insights into organic-inorganic interfaces
Simulations at Graz University of Technology refute earlier theories on long-range charge transfer between organic and inorganic materials.
The six strains of SARS-CoV-2
An extensive study carried out on SARS-CoV-2 sequencing reveals six strains of the virus.
Early Mars was covered in ice sheets, not flowing rivers
Researchers have concluded that early Martian landscape probably looked similar to this image of the Devon ice cap.
Surprising number of exoplanets could host life
What is the maximum number of habitable planets for a star, and what does this mean in our search for extraterrestrial life?