The mitochondria provide energy for our cells, yet their role in many diseases is still poorly understood. Thanks to a bioluminescent molecule,...
International team develops a new method to determine the origin of stardust in meteorites. Analysis of meteorite content has been crucial in advancing our knowledge of...
Our solar system’s ice giants are bizarre worlds of extremes… if you were born at one of Uranus’s poles, for example, you would be middle-aged at...
The Rice University-based Center for Theoretical Biological Physics (CTBP) has won a five-year extension from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to...
A new study suggests that future reductions in seasonal snowpack as a result of climate change may negatively influence forest growth in semi-arid climates, but less...
“I think India is now comparable with Russia.”
We usually think of insects as meals for vertebrates such as frogs. But arthropods may turn the tables more often than you think.
These four Daya Bay detectors are submerged in a pool of ultrapure water that helps to shield against naturally occurring radiation. (Photo by Roy...
You may not know who Frances Allen is off the top of your head, but you should. Not only was she the first female IBM fellow,...
Research hints that the energy-generating organelles of cells may play a surprisingly pivotal role in mediating anxiety and depression.