Study discovers pairing of electrons in artificial atoms, a quantum state predicted more than 50 years ago

Researchers from the Department of Physics at Universität Hamburg, observed a quantum state that was theoretically…

Why group A streptococci affect some people more severely

Group A streptococci are fairly common bacteria that can cause, among other things, strep throat or…

Cutting-edge imaging technique shines light on how DNA strands stack up

In a new study, researchers at the Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), have…

Discovery of chikungunya virus's 'invisibility shield' may lead to vaccines or treatments

Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have found that the virus responsible for chikungunya fever…

Towards organ preservation: Animal resistance to cold reflected in stem cells

Researchers led by Genshiro Sunagawa at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) in Japan…

With in vitro model advances, group proposes refined legal definition of an embryo

Thanks to continuous advances in human stem cell research, studies that make use of embryo models…

Modeling the future of glaciers and the new ecosystems that will develop as deglaciation occurs

A team of geologists and geoscientists affiliated with several institutions in Switzerland and two in France,…

Natural compound in white button mushrooms could benefit animal, human health

A team of researchers in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences has identified a compound in…

Models suggest Grand Canyon could see increase in heat-related illnesses due to climate change

A pair of resource stewardship researchers at the U.S. National Park Service’s, Natural Resource Stewardship and…

Quantum question about the anomalous Hall effect answered

A mysterious magnetic effect that causes the path that electrons take through a material to bend—called…