Puzzling shapes: Unlocking the mysteries of plant cell morphology

The discovery of the mechanics and molecular mechanism that dictate cell shape formation in plants by…

Controlling the shape-shifting skeletons of cells

You know you have a skeleton, but did you know that your cells have skeletons, too?…

Forest fragments surprising havens for wildlife

Destruction of tropical rainforests reduces many unprotected habitats to small fragments of remnant forests within agricultural…

Blood clotting factors may help fight multi-drug resistant superbugs

Coagulation factors, which are involved in blood clotting after injury, may offer new strategies for fighting…

Automatically chlorinating water at public taps cuts child diarrhoea by almost a quarter in urban Bangladesh

A novel water treatment device that delivers chlorine automatically via public taps without the need for…

Ten years of icy data show the flow of heat from the arctic seafloor

Scientists have taken the temperature of a huge expanse of seafloor in the Arctic Ocean in…

Leaping larvae! How do they do that without legs?

Attaching its head to its tail to form a ring, a 3-millimeter larva of the goldenrod…

Mars Express Examines Terra Cimmeria

ESA’s Mars Express has captured the cosmic contrast of Terra Cimmeria, a region in the southern…

How pilot training has changed over the years

VANCE AIR FORCE BASE: Pilot training is constantly changing to ensure students have an environment where…

Carlton Marshes expansion 'could protect homes from flooding'

A £5m expansion of Suffolk’s Carlton Marshes could reduce the impact of surge tides, say its…