New look at odd holes involved in taste, Alzheimer's, asthma

Many cells are covered with mysterious large holes, pores that have been associated with the sense…

Current model for storing nuclear waste is incomplete

The materials the United States and other countries plan to use to store high-level nuclear waste…

Topological defects produce exotic mechanics in complex metamaterials

Metamaterials have properties that depend on their shape and architecture. Researchers at AMOLF, Leiden University and…

Ecofriendly catalyst for converting methane into useful gases using light instead of heat

Methane is present in the natural gas that is abundant in the Earth’s crust, and has…

CryoSat sheds new light on Antarctica’s biggest glacier

Ice loss from Pine Island Glacier has contributed more to sea-level rise over the past four…

Cosmic records

Image: ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano (middle) and NASA astronaut Drew Morgan (left) work on get-ahead tasks…

Letter to Congress From The Commercial Spaceflight Federation Regarding The NASA Authorization Bill

Letter to Congress From The Commercial Spaceflight Federation Regarding The NASA Authorization Bill Click…

Sea level rise to cause major economic impact in the absence of further climate action

The Paris Agreement, adopted in 2015 by 175 parties, aims to limit global warming to well…

British public doesn't know what microplastics are

Members of the British public are still largely unfamiliar with microplastics and how they relate to…

A new model has been developed that simulates the accumulation of lipids in membranes

Cholesterol is crucial to the formation of the cell membranes of mammals and is part of…