Team decodes another piece of the histone code puzzle

Inside our cells, DNA is tightly packed and spooled around proteins called histones. Packaging DNA in…

Survival of coronavirus in different cities, on different surfaces

One of the many questions researchers have about COVID-19 is how long the coronavirus causing the…

Targeting SARS-CoV-2 enzyme with inhibitors

As the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 continues to spread around the world, many…

Discussion on remote working following lockdown

Video: 01:30:04 Replay of conversation with European experts on how space can help with working remotely…

New nanodevice could use solar energy to produce hydrogen

Scientists describe the design of a PSI-GNP-PSII conjugate that could be used as a platform for…

Parasitic fungi keep harmful blue-green algae in check

When a lake is covered with green scum during a warm summer, cyanobacteria—often called blue-green algae—are…

Asteroid 2020 LD flew past us at 0.8 LD – the largest within 1 lunar distance since 2011

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2020 LD flew past Earth at a distance of 0.80 LD /…

A new mechanism improves the efficiency of antibacterial surfaces

Resistance to antibiotics has become a serious public health problem. Hospital infections, prostheses or surgical implants…

Scientific fieldwork 'caught in the middle' of US-Mexico border tensions

Imagine you’re a scientist, setting out camera traps to snap pictures of wildlife in a remote…

The state of magma in crustal reservoirs

Research conducted by a Ph.D. student at the Wits School of Geosciences reveals that basaltic magma…