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FEB 12, 2026Cancer
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How common are Earth-like worlds beyond our solar system? This is what a recent study published in Nature Astronomy hope ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 04, 2026Space & Astronomy
How does the solar wind get heated as it leaves the Sun and approaches Earth? This is what a recent study published in G ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 21, 2026Space & Astronomy
What effects can an exoplanet orbiting close to its star have on the former’s atmosphere? This is what a recent st ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 07, 2026Space & Astronomy
How can astronomers observe and study the Sun’s activity in the most efficient way despite the Sun and Earth orbit ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 06, 2026Space & Astronomy
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Where will we first find life beyond Earth? This is what a recent study published in The Astronomical Journal hopes to a ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScNOV 06, 2025Space & Astronomy
What happens to planets as their stars age and come closer to death? This is what a recent study published in the Monthl ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScNOV 06, 2025Immunology
Neuroblastoma RAS viral oncogene homolog (NRAS)-mutant melanoma is an aggressive form of skin cancer that develops becau ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeNOV 05, 2025Space & Astronomy
How did the extremely massive stars (EMS) in the early universe help form the oldest star clusters? This is what a recen ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 16, 2025Space & Astronomy
Has the Sun’s activity increased or decreased in the last few years? This is what a recent study published in The ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 04, 2025Space & Astronomy
What processes are responsible for heating solar flares and what dangers do they pose to Earth? This is what a recent st ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 01, 2025Cancer
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What can sunspots on other stars teach astronomers about exoplanet atmospheres? This is what a recent study published in ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 10, 2025Space & Astronomy
What steps can be taken to safeguard future human missions to Mars? This is what a recent study presented at the Royal A ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 24, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can space weather from our Sun teach scientists about the habitability of exoplanets? This is what a recent study p ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 13, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can NASA’s PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission teach scientists about solar wind ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 12, 2026
Cancer
Reported earlier this week in Nature Medicine, experts predict a significant proportion of cancer cases globally are lin
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
FEB 11, 2026
Space & Astronomy
How common are Earth-like worlds beyond our solar system? This is what a recent study published in Nature Astronomy hope
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 04, 2026
Space & Astronomy
How does the solar wind get heated as it leaves the Sun and approaches Earth? This is what a recent study published in G
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 21, 2026
Space & Astronomy
What effects can an exoplanet orbiting close to its star have on the former’s atmosphere? This is what a recent st
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 07, 2026
Space & Astronomy
How can astronomers observe and study the Sun’s activity in the most efficient way despite the Sun and Earth orbit
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 06, 2026
Space & Astronomy
Are Sun-like stars the only stars where Earth-like worlds exist? This is what a recent study presented this morning at t
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 18, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What types of exoplanets orbit pulsars? This is what a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters hopes
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 16, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What new insights about the Sun has NASA’s PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission reveale
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 15, 2025
Space & Astronomy
How many exoplanets orbit two stars? This is what a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters hopes to
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 11, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can a rocky molten exoplanet with an atmosphere teach astronomers about planetary formation and evolution? This is
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 08, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have used UK Biobank data to reveal more 30 genes that can influence vitamin D levels, some of which are kno
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2025
Space & Astronomy
Does the Earth-sized TRAPPIST-1e have the conditions for supporting life as we know it, specifically an appropriate atmo
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 26, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can moss being exposed to the vacuum of space teach scientists about the survivability of plants in harsh environme
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 18, 2025
Space & Astronomy
Where will we first find life beyond Earth? This is what a recent study published in The Astronomical Journal hopes to a
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 06, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What happens to planets as their stars age and come closer to death? This is what a recent study published in the Monthl
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 06, 2025
Immunology
Neuroblastoma RAS viral oncogene homolog (NRAS)-mutant melanoma is an aggressive form of skin cancer that develops becau
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
NOV 05, 2025
Space & Astronomy
How did the extremely massive stars (EMS) in the early universe help form the oldest star clusters? This is what a recen
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 16, 2025
Space & Astronomy
Has the Sun’s activity increased or decreased in the last few years? This is what a recent study published in The
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 04, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What processes are responsible for heating solar flares and what dangers do they pose to Earth? This is what a recent st
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 01, 2025
Cancer
Today, we celebrate Labor Day, the holiday that pays tribute to the invaluable contributions of the
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
AUG 26, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can sunspots on other stars teach astronomers about exoplanet atmospheres? This is what a recent study published in
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 10, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What steps can be taken to safeguard future human missions to Mars? This is what a recent study presented at the Royal A
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 24, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can space weather from our Sun teach scientists about the habitability of exoplanets? This is what a recent study p
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 13, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can NASA’s PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission teach scientists about solar wind
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc