Observing changes in the chirality of molecules in real time

Some molecules can exist in two mirror-image forms, similar to our hands. Although such so-called enantiomers…

Nasa probing oxygen mystery on Mars

The oxygen in Martian air is changing in a way that can’t currently be explained by…

Coming soon: The Burn

In every mission, success or failure will depend at some point on just a single manoeuvre…

ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/14/2019

Biomolecule Extraction and Sequencing Technology (BEST): The crew transferred cells from the media kit to the…

The ways astronauts prep for spaceflight could benefit cancer patients, say researchers

The ways astronauts prep for spaceflight could benefit cancer patients, say researchers Click here…

DNA data offers scientific look at 500 years of extramarital sex in Western Europe

These days it’s easy to resolve questions about paternity with over-the-counter test kits. Now, researchers have…

Two ocean studies look at microscopic diversity and activity across entire planet

In an effort to reverse the decline in the health of the world’s oceans, the United…

Is evolution predictable?

An international team of scientists working with Heliconius butterflies at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI)…

Simulation reveals how bacterial organelle converts sunlight to chemical energy

Scientists have simulated every atom of a light-harvesting structure in a photosynthetic bacterium that generates energy…

Genes borrowed from bacteria allowed plants to move to land

Natural genetic engineering allowed plants to move from water to land, according to a new study…