Biophysicists unravel exact folding of a single gene

The way genes are folded determines their activity in our body. Leiden University biophysicists are now…

Researchers field testing mobile app for visually impaired at Yosemite National Park

In continuing efforts to "audio describe the world," researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa…

Researchers field testing mobile app for visually impaired at Yosemite National Park

In continuing efforts to "audio describe the world," researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa…

Why Britain’s coastline is crumbling

Britain is changing shape. More than 50 per cent of the coastline is made of cliffs…

Why Britain’s coastline is crumbling

Britain is changing shape. More than 50 per cent of the coastline is made of cliffs…

Hydrothermal vent experiments bring Enceladus to Earth

Laboratory experiments on Earth can now simulate the conditions under which life might emerge on Saturn's…

Hydrothermal vent experiments bring Enceladus to Earth

Laboratory experiments on Earth can now simulate the conditions under which life might emerge on Saturn's…

An orbital dance may help preserve oceans on icy worlds

Heat generated by the gravitational pull of moons formed from massive collisions could extend the lifetimes…

An orbital dance may help preserve oceans on icy worlds

Heat generated by the gravitational pull of moons formed from massive collisions could extend the lifetimes…

Theoretical analysis uncovers new mechanisms in plasma turbulence

Plasmas, gas-like collections of ions and electrons, make up an estimated 99 percent of the visible…