Aqueous droplet formation by liquid-liquid phase separation (or coacervation) in macromolecules is a hot topic in life sciences research. Of these various macromolecules that form droplets, DNA is qu… [+3813 chars]
Rice University engineers who mimic atom-scale processes to make them big enough to see have modeled how shear influences grain boundaries in polycrystalline materials. That the boundaries can chang… [+4091 chars]
This story is part of Welcome to Mars, our series exploring the red planet. It's hard for me to pick a favorite rock on Mars. There's the "butt crack" and the "flower" and, of course, the stunning … [+1693 chars]
NASAs first crewed trip to the moon since 1972 was originally slated for 2024. But last year the trip got delayed to 2025 or laterand or later is looking highly likely. One major reason for the holdu… [+2938 chars]
Sustainable chemical applications need to be able to employ renewable energy sources, renewable raw materials, and earth-abundant elements. However, to date many techniques have only been possible wi… [+4936 chars]
Scientists have discovered a neutron star they say could pave the way for a new class of stellar objects. The star was discovered 1,300 light-years away from Earth. Incredibly, the researchers believ… [+2739 chars]
ByUniversity of BirminghamJune 2, 2022 Researchers have discovered a new way in which cancer cells can repair DNA damage. Identifying DNA Repair Genes Holds Promise for Improving Cancer Treatment … [+3994 chars]
This animation shows the Juno spacecraft's perspective of Jupiter during a flyby on April 9, 2022. (Image credit: Image data: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS Image processing by AndreaLuck © CC BY) Han… [+3043 chars]
Plesiosaurs, which lived about 210 million years ago, adapted to life underwater in a unique way: their front and hind legs evolved in the course of evolution to form four uniform, wing-like flippers… [+6142 chars]
Look up! The Full Strawberry Moon of June 14 may appear ever-so-slightly bigger and brighter than usual when it rises this month, making it a "supermoon" by most definitions. Depending on which bree… [+3467 chars]
Look up! The Full Strawberry Moon of June 14 may appear ever-so-slightly bigger and brighter than usual when it rises this month, making it a "supermoon" by most definitions. Depending on which bree… [+3467 chars]
Throughout the world, huge kelp forests have battled to stay healthy the past few years along with some fading altogether. Most kelp forests around the world’s coastlines are struggling due to clima… [+5750 chars]
