Light doesn’t just help plants grow, it also strengthens their internal structure by tightening the connection between tissues. This added rigidity can actually slow growth, revealing a hidden balance ...

Detailed maps of smell receptors in the nose overturn textbook models of olfactory receptor organization in mice.

How do photosynthetic organisms harvest light so efficiently? To help answer this question, researchers have developed an ultrafast transient absorption microscope with sensitivity approaching the ...

Anyone who has ever used a microscope knows that it takes time to bring a sample into sharp focus. Each time you move the ...

Chiral molecules have structures that cannot be superimposed on their mirror image, like left and right hands. Many ...

Single-cell and bulk lineage tracing reveals that adult bone marrow endothelial cells generate functional hematopoietic progenitor and mature blood cells, expanding the cell sources of postnatal ...

Researchers had previously discovered a population of immune cells within the brain that can act as accelerators and brakes ...

The temperature induced phase transition in MnAs is analyzed in this work using X ray Rietveld refinement. The results show the presence of the hexagonal phase (P6(3)/mmc) at room temperature and the ...

A bumblebee. A new four‑year research project is set to shine a light on an overlooked feature of Irish farmland, the humble pond, and its potential to support struggling pollinator species. Walsh ...

A new study is offering fresh hope in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease, one of the most challenging brain conditions affecting millions of people worldwide. Scientists have discovered that a ...