Researchers reveal effects of chemical lysis and mechanical lysis on quality of microbial DNA

Yield, purity and integrity, of microbial DNA extracted from digesta samples is crucial for downstream analysis…

A closer look at how immune cells attack and heal

Macrophages—immune cells that both fight infections and fix the damage they cause—are often placed into two…

Juno maps water ice across northern Ganymede

Jupiter’s moon Ganymede is the largest planetary satellite in the solar system. It’s also one of…

Defects may help scientists understand the exotic physics of topology

Real-world materials are usually messier than the idealized scenarios found in textbooks. Imperfections can add complications…

How clicks on a job platform can reveal bias

Scientists at ETH Zurich have leveraged big data from recruitment platforms and machine learning to study…

Lake heatwaves may become hotter and longer, new study suggests

Lake heatwaves—periods of extreme warm surface water temperature in lakes—may become hotter and longer by the…

A breakthrough in chiral polymer thin films research could enable a new generation of devices

The 10,000th paper published by Diamond Light Source could fundamentally change the technology landscape by enabling…

Astronomers see whirlwind around possible exoplanet in the making

An international team of astronomers led by researchers from the Netherlands has discovered a whirlwind of…

Whale carcass washes up on Bali beach

The rotting carcass of a nearly 14-metre (46-foot) whale washed up Thursday on Bali beach popular…

Common pesticides stop bees and flies from getting a good night's sleep

Just like us, many insects need a decent night’s sleep to function properly, but this might…