How molecules bind to a surface is of central importance in chemical reactions, making the possibility of studying binding configurations in isolated nanosystems of great interest. A Freiburg researc… [+2533 chars]
This week marks the tenth anniversary of the first big survey of microbial diversity in the human body, published in Nature by the Human Microbiome Project (HMP) Consortium, of which I was a member. … [+4874 chars]
Members of NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter team are pictured with the Collier Trophy during the Robert J. Collier Dinner in Washington on June 9, 2022. The team was awarded the 2021 Collier Trophy "… [+1319 chars]
An international team of scientists has pioneered a new method to determine where prehistoric warm-water coral reefs existed. The results of the analysis show that climate can significantly affect wh… [+2439 chars]
Figure 1 (a) Density of distribution of derived Homo sapiens alleles over time in an aggregated control set (n = 1000) of random variants across the genome and two sets of derived ones: all derived … [+14510 chars]
NASA is counting on cooperation with European Space Agency. (Representational) Paris: The European Space Agency and NASA on Wednesday talked up the prospect of putting the first European on the Moon… [+2010 chars]
Scientists are increasingly learning of new reasons to appreciate RNA, and the glycolytic enzyme ENO1 seems to have provided yet another in new research from European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EM… [+3972 chars]
Printed Electronics World The skin of cephalopods, such as octopuses, squids and cuttlefish, is stretchy and smart, contributing to these creatures' ability to sense and respond to their surrounding… [+2895 chars]
NASA is scheduled to release the first images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope on July 12, 2022. Theyll mark the beginning of the next era in astronomy as Webb the largest space telescope ever… [+6760 chars]
How did life begin? The answer may lie in the hot springs of WA's arid northwest. The vast Ngarla country, also known as the Pilbara, has a long memory. Ancient jade, basalt and granite boiled up fr… [+3571 chars]
Guppies that group together to avoid being eaten run the risk of breeding nastier parasites, researchers report. The pattern is likely common across the animal kingdom and may even be the case for s… [+4567 chars]
Mercury will be visible at pre-dawn on June 16, 2022 when the planet reaches greatest western elongation. (Image credit: Chris Vaughan) Mercury will briefly reveal itself at pre-dawn tomorrow (June… [+2443 chars]
