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Scientists Untangle the Biology of an ‘Undruggable’ Cancer Gene

Found in 70 percent of cancers, the gene is seen as a grand orchestrator but has been surprisingly difficult to stop.

The solar system will fall apart far sooner than anyone thought, scientists say

Earth will be long gone by then, but new research shows the outer planets will be thrown out too, and a billion times earlier than expected, according to astrophysics research. The outer planets of the solar system will be thrown into chaos roughly a billion years after the Sun dies, a new study has found, cutting their expected life span a billion-fold. Previous estimates put the stability of the giant planets' orbits at around a quintillion years, far longer than the current age of the...

Protons ride moving waves to reach record energy with long-pulse lasers

Imagine a proton catching a wave and surfing it to gain speed. While the imagery may seem wild, the premise of laser-driven ion acceleration has promise as an alternative to conventional accelerators. However, the ultrathin targets used to drive this increase in ion energy are vulnerable to the weak prepulse that precedes the main high-intensity laser pulse, meaning an adaptation in the process is necessary.

Are Australia's native bees thriving or declining?