Researchers advance insights into cause of ripples on icicles

Experimental physicists growing icicles are closer to understanding why some form with ripples up and down…

New quantum dots study uncovers implications for biological imaging

Researchers report the synthesis of semiconductor ‘giant’ core-shell quantum dots with record-breaking emissive lifetimes. In addition,…

The Southern Hemisphere is stormier than the Northern, and we finally know why

The Southern Hemisphere is stormier than the Northern — but no one knew why. A new…

Climate change in the forests of northern Germany

More and more trees are suffering the consequences of decades of human-made climate change. The growth…

Parasite may create risk-taking wolves in Yellowstone

New research suggests that a common parasite associated with cats turns Yellowstone National Park wolves into…

New clue discovered for how and why cancer cells spread

An international team of researchers has uncovered a new mechanism that enables cancer cells to move…

Feline genetics help pinpoint first-ever domestication of cats

Nearly 10,000 years ago, humans settling in the Fertile Crescent, the areas of the Middle East…

Why synonymous mutations are not always silent

New modeling shows how synonymous mutations — those that change the DNA sequence of a gene…

Giant mantle plume reveals Mars is more active than previously thought

Orbital observations unveil the presence of an enormous mantle plume pushing the surface of Mars upward…

Milestone for laser technology

Extremely intense light pulses generated by free-electron lasers (FELs) are versatile tools in research. Particularly in…