New 'refrigerator' super-cools molecules to nanokelvin temperatures

For years, scientists have looked for ways to cool molecules down to ultracold temperatures, at which…

New study helps improve accuracy of future climate change predictions

New research has shone light on the impact of clouds on climate change. The study has…

Cancer mutation in dual role

Analyses of cell signals provide insight into the origin of severe inflammatory symptoms that appear in…

Lobster digestion of microplastics could further foul the food chain

Tiny fragments of plastic waste are dispersed throughout the environment, including the oceans, where marine organisms…

Repairing stroke-damaged rat brains

Researchers have succeeded in restoring mobility and sensation of touch in stroke-afflicted rats by reprogramming human…

First study on the health conditions of adults one month into COVID-19 lockdown

A new preliminary study provides some of the earliest pieces of evidence that the COVID-19 outbreak…

A rapidly changing Arctic

A new study found that freshwater runoff from rivers and continental shelf sediments are bringing significant…

Observing the internal 3D structure of the nipple to understand and fight breast cancer

Researchers employed X-ray dark-field computed tomography to create three-dimensional renderings of the internal structure of the…

Mutation reduces energy waste in plants

In a way, plants are energy wasters: in order to protect themselves from excessive electron transport,…

Deep-sea animal communities can change dramatically and erratically over time

A 30-year study off the California coast has revealed dramatic fluctuations in deep-sea animal communities. Despite…