July 7, 2024

The brightness of RS Puppis, one of the brightest Cepheid variable stars, changes at a constant rate on a six-week cycle. Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)-Hubble/Europe Collaboration

Pulsating Beacons: Revolutionary Measurements Redefine Cepheid Variable Stars

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**Title:** Pulsating Beacons: Revolutionary Measurements Redefine Cupid Stars **Subtitle:** New study reveals deep insights into the structure and evolution of cupid stars through precise radial measurements, offering new approaches to the study of the universe
Genetic improvement of crops. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Wolf Prize in Agriculture to three winners for major discoveries in developmental biology of plants that contribute to crop improvement

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The winners are Professor Elliot M. Elliot Meyerowitz from Caltech and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA, Professor Joanne Chory from the Salk Institute, USA, and Professor Venkatesan "Sundar"
The "Moai" statues on Easter Island. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Exposing the Myth of "Environmental Self-Destruction": The True Story of Easter Island

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Recent studies disprove the long-held belief of ecological collapse on Easter Island, and show that the population has remained stable through effective resource management over a long period of time.
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