Physicists use extreme infrared laser pulses to reveal frozen electron waves in magnetite

Magnetite is the oldest magnetic material known to humans, yet researchers are still mystified by certain…

Researchers map structure of key chromatin-remodeling complex

Northwestern University researchers have mapped a group of proteins that play a critical role in both…

Layered liquids: Reaction chambers for gene regulation

A marvel of complexity, the nucleus is the command center of the cell—harboring information, codes and…

Building blocks for life on Earth arrived much later than we thought, billion-year-old rocks show

Ancient rocks from Greenland have shown that the elements necessary for the evolution of life did…

How impermeable is the impermeable graphene?

New experiments by researchers at The University of Manchester have placed the best limits yet on…

Nanoparticle-based thermal treatment cures intestinal cancer in mice

A group of scientists from NUST MISIS has presented the test results of an innovative oncotherapy…

A molecular map for the plant sciences

Plants are irreplaceable in the food chain, providing food and oxygen for essentially all organisms, and…

Press briefing on ExoMars

Video: 00:45:56 Replay of a press briefing on ExoMars, held on 12 March 2020. Replay of…

Rosalind Franklin: Mars rover mission delayed until 2022

Europe and Russia decide to postpone their mission to search for life on the Red Planet. …

Heat and light create new biocompatible microparticles

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have devised a method for making small particles that are safe…