When the parasite Cryptosporidium enters the body, it's cells in the intestines that first recognize the invader, triggering an early immune response, according...
Amyloids refer to abnormal fibrous extracellular and proteinaceous deposits found in organs and tissues that form insoluble constructs that are resistant to degradation....
The asteroid probe Hayabusa2, sent by the Japanese space agency JAXA, made two attempts to collect material from the surface of the space rock Ryugu. As...
The parent body of the Almahata Sitta (AhS) meteorites -- space rocks that rained down on the Nubian Desert in Sudan in 2008 -- is a...
It's fast, largely pain-free and takes a huge contraceptive responsibility off women — it's no wonder more and more men are choosing to get the snip.
When you look around you, you see life almost everywhere on earth. Earth seems to support life neatly: we see it in the air, in the...
Cells, the basic unit of life, are surrounded by a limiting membrane called the plasma membrane. Inside cells, there are various membrane-bounded organelles, each...
The world’s transition from fossil fuels to renewables to tackle climate change will require energy storage techniques because the sun isn’t always shining, and...
The Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU) is home to many interdisciplinary projects which benefit from the synergy of a...
University of Exeter scientists examined the ‘learning flights’ which most bees perform after leaving flowers.