New images capture unseen details of the synapse

Scientists have created one of the most detailed 3D images of the synapse, the important juncture…

Scientists discover small RNA that regulates bacterial infection

Researchers have identified the major mechanism behind the transition between chronic and acute P. aeruginosa infections.…

Conflict in marriage less harmful for kids when dad keeps it constructive

Conflict is unavoidable in all marriages. When it erupts in families with children, stressed or angry…

A machine learning approach to freshwater analysis

A team of researchers has applied a machine learning model to explore where and to what…

The Viking disease can be due to gene variants inherited from Neanderthals

Many men in northern Europe over the age of 60 suffer from the so-called Viking disease,…

Shining potential of missing atoms

Single photons have applications in quantum computation, information networks, and sensors, and these can be emitted…

Key building block for life found at Saturn's moon Enceladus

The search for extraterrestrial life in our solar system just got more exciting. A team of…

Building a new vaccine arsenal to eradicate polio

Despite some of the most successful international vaccination campaigns in history, the poliovirus continues to circulate…

Bright meteor over Minas Gerais and Goiás, Brazil

A bright fireball streaked through the night sky over Minas Gerais and Goiás, Brazil at 00:50…

First illustration of the molecular machinery that makes cilia beat

The first image of the structures that power human cilia — the tiny, hairlike projections that…