LGBT+ scientists affected by discrimination

A report finds that 28% of LGBT+ people working in the physical sciences have considered leaving…

PIA23325: What Could It Be?

           Target: Mars Mission:  2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument:  THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Click here…

Solar eclipse in context

A composite of space- and ground-based observations gathered at the time of the solar eclipse on…

The costs of cancer in 2015: 8.7 million years of life and $94 billion in lost earnings

Cancer took more than 8.7 million years of life and $94.4 billion in lost earnings among…

Discovery reveals prolific ability of Schwann cells to generate myelin

Scientists have discovered that a special type of cell is much more prolific in generating a…

Being a Brexit remainer or leaver is more psychological than you think

In the newly published study, “How Many Ways to Say Goodbye? The Latent Class Structure and…

New approach to energy strategy accounts for uncertainty

Many countries—including Switzerland—are developing an energy strategy to meet various objectives such as reducing reliance on…

Programmed cell death: The roles of caspase-1 and gasdermin D in apoptosis and pyroptosis

Caspase-1 triggers programmed necrosis called pyroptosis by gasdermin-D (GSDMD) cleavage. GSDMD-deficient cells are, however, susceptible to…

Effect of insecticides on damselflies greater than expected

The latest research from the Leiden outdoor laboratory “Living Lab’ shows that the insecticide thiacloprid strongly…

The impact of the slave trade on the Dutch economy

To what extent did the Netherlands grow rich from the Transatlantic slave trade? In his dissertation…