New study sheds light on how nutrient-starved cells recycle internal components

The idea of the cell as a city is a common introduction to biology, conjuring depictions…

A population of asteroids of interstellar origin inhabits the Solar System

A study conducted by scientists at São Paulo State University’s Institute of Geosciences and Exact Sciences…

It's A Good Time To Head To Mars

NASA is sending a 6-wheeled rover to Mars to look for signs of microbial life stored…

Strategies for recycling of solar panels

Researchers have conducted the first global assessment into the most promising approaches to end-of-life management for…

Two paths of aging: New insights on promoting healthspan

Scientists have unraveled key mechanisms behind the mysteries of aging. They isolated two distinct paths that…

Megaphages harbor mini-Cas proteins ideal for gene editing

Cas proteins like CRISPR-Cas9 have great potential for gene therapy to treat human disease and for…

Evidence for decades-old theory to explain the odd behaviors of water

A new study provides strong evidence for a controversial theory that at very cold temperatures water…

Revealing Brazil's rotten agribusinesses

Following reports that Brazil’s current deforestation rate—1 million hectares—is the highest in a decade, a peer-reviewed…

Tuning frontal polymerization for diverse material properties

Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have improved the technique of frontal polymerization, where…

Does "naming and shaming" of colleges with large tuition increases make a difference?

Since 2011 the U.S. Department of Education has published two annual lists of higher education institutions…