Discovery of functional prebiotic metabolism shows promise for improving carbon-capture technologies

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have identified the conditions for cell metabolism to…

Environmental memory propels collective cell migration, shows study

Throughout their lives, cells encounter environments that vary in terms of how stiff or soft they…

Small, fast-growing reef fishes evolved in a warming ocean, finds study

James Cook University scientists have found coral reef fish developed faster growth rates in the warm…

Researchers report technique to fabricate nanosheets in one minute

A research group led by Professor Minoru Osada (he, him) and postdoctoral researcher Yue Shi (she,…

Hubble Peers into a Glistening Star Cluster

The densely packed globular cluster NGC 6325 glistens in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space…

Book Review: ‘For the Love of Mars,’ by Matthew Shindell

In Matthew Shindell’s “For the Love of Mars,” perceptions of the planet reflect the changing culture…

Earth from Space: Oslo, Norway

Image: The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Oslo, Norway’s capital and largest city, and host…

The Noah's Ark for plants beneath the English countryside

Inside bomb-proof frozen vaults underneath the English countryside hides a treasure trove of 40,000 species of…

An X-ray look at the heart of powerful quasars

Researchers have observed the X-ray emission of the most luminous quasar seen in the last 9…

Push for transit, walkable communities growing across US

On the weekend in March when Brittany Glover would have turned 34, her mother stood on…