Scientists using the Hubble telescope have found electrically-charged molecules in space shaped like soccer balls, shedding…
Cyanide Compounds Discovered in Meteorites May Hold Clues to the Origin of Life
Cyanide and carbon monoxide are both deadly poisons to humans, but compounds containing iron, cyanide, and…
New membrane efficiently separates mirrored molecules
Prof. Liu Bo and colleagues at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) have…
Video games offer clues to help curb animal disease outbreaks
Strengthening biosecurity is widely considered the best strategy to reduce the devastating impact of disease outbreaks…
Review emphasizes the power of simple physical models for complex protein machines
The living cell can be viewed as a factory where protein machines are in charge of…
Research team studies binaries to make heads or tails of planet formation
A Southwest Research Institute-led team studied the orientation of distant solar system bodies to bolster the…
A further step towards reliable quantum computation
A team of physicists introduces a novel technique to detect entanglement even in large-scale quantum systems…
Cholesterol medication could invite diabetes, study suggests
A study of thousands of patients’ health records found that those who were prescribed cholesterol-lowering statins…
Conceptual model can explain how thunderstorm clouds bunch together
Understanding how the weather and climate change is one of the most important challenges in science…
Lifelong ill-health after exposure to chemical weapons
People exposed to chemical warfare agents (CWAs) often incur chronic damage to their lungs, skin and…