Plant physiology will be major contributor to future river flooding

Researchers describe the emerging role of ecophysiology in riparian flooding. As an adaptation to an overabundance…

A tiny cavity leads to a strong interaction between light and matter

Researchers have succeeded in creating an efficient quantum-mechanical light-matter interface using a microscopic cavity. Within this…

Model system for distribution of more accurate time signals

Physicists have demonstrated the first next-generation ‘time scale’ — a system that incorporates data from multiple…

New CRISPR genome editing system offers a wide range of versatility in human cells

A team has developed a new CRISPR genome-editing approach by combining two of the most important…

NASA OIG: NASA's Security Management Practices

NASA OIG: NASA’s Security Management Practices Click here for original story, NASA OIG: NASA’s…

Defining the centromere

The division of cells is a highly-regulated and complex process which requires the organised collaboration of…

PIA23526: Lanzarote, Spanish Canary Islands

           Target: Earth Mission:  Terra Instrument:  ASTER Image Credit: NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team…

Listening in to how proteins talk and learning their language

Synthetic biologists have taken evolution of proteins into their own hands by changing some that occur…

JILA team demonstrates model system for distribution of more accurate time signals

JILA physicists and collaborators have demonstrated the first next-generation “time scale”—a system that incorporates data from…

A complex marriage arrangement: New insights and unanswered questions in plant heterostyly

The study of plant reproductive systems provides crucial insights into ecological interactions and the process of…