Water found in samples from asteroid Itokawa

Cosmochemists have made the first-ever measurements of water contained in samples from the surface of an…

Mental disorders more common in people who live alone

Living alone is positively associated with common mental disorders, regardless of age and sex, according to…

Nuclear ‘magic numbers’ collapse beyond the doubly magic nickel 78

Scientists have demonstrated that nickel 78, a neutron-rich 'doubly magic' isotope of nickel with 28 protons…

Mouse studies show minimally invasive route can accurately administer drugs to brain

In experiments in mice, researchers say they have developed a technique that facilitates the precise placement…

Changes in the metabolism of normal cells promotes the metastasis of ovarian cancer cells

A systematic examination of the tumor and the tissue surrounding it -- particularly normal cells in…

Brain mapping: New technique reveals how information is processed

Scientists have discovered a new method for quickly and efficiently mapping the vast network of connections…

New target to improve response to cancer immunotherapy

Researchers have looked at a little-understood type of cell death called ferroptosis. They found ferroptosis occurs…

A new view of neuroscience

For decades scientists have been searching for a way to watch a live broadcast of the…

First hominins on the Tibetan Plateau were Denisovans

So far Denisovans were only known from a small collection of fossil fragments from Denisova Cave…

Atherosclerosis: Induced cell death destabilizes plaques

Many chronic disorders arise from misdirected immune responses. Scientists now show that neutrophils exacerbate atherosclerosis by…