Cells often create compartments to control important biological functions. The nucleus is a prime example; surrounded…
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An unexpected companion
Last week marked five years since ESA’s Rosetta probe arrived at its target, a comet named 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (or…
Key to targeting the spread of pancreatic cancer
Targeting the tissue around pancreatic cancer cells may be the key to stopping their spread and…
Evaluating blood flow is key to early diagnosis and treatment for people with critical limb ischemia
The strengths and limitations of non-invasive and other imaging techniques used to diagnose critical limb ischemia…
Modeling a core collapse supernova
Stars greater than eight solar-masses end their lives spectacularly—as supernovae. These single-star supernovae are called core…
Key phosphorus-based molecule for life on Earth may have come from space
The answer to “How did the first organisms on Earth incorporate the critical element phosphorus?” has…
Patterns typically observed in water can also be found in light
Sometimes in shallow water, a type of wave can form that is much more stable than…
Dense gas detected in intercore bridges in the S235 star-forming region
Using the Nobeyama Radio Observatory (NRO), astronomers have investigated a massive star-forming region known as S235.…
Science & Exploration: Answering the big questions
Where do we come from? Where are we going? Why are things the way they are?…
Perseids Meteor Shower Will Peak in Night Skies
Meteor showers can light up night skies from dusk to dawn, and if you’re lucky you…