Ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules may be best known for their job ferrying the genetic information encoded in DNA to a cell's ...

Inside every human cell, 2 meters of DNA is crammed into a nucleus that is only one-hundredth of a millimeter in diameter.To ...

An innovative imaging technique developed at Carnegie Mellon University reveals single bacterial cells leaving their biofilm ...

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Starting in the 1970s, researchers identified a beautiful system of specialised cells in the hippocampus (the brain’s memory ...

For decades, neuroscientists have developed mathematical frameworks to explain how brain activity drives behaviour in predictable, repetitive scenarios, such as while playing a game. These algorithms ...

Scientists have unlocked a new way to make solar panels far more efficient—up to 1,000 times better than current methods. The ...

When a molecule of tryptophan absorbs ultraviolet light, it glows faintly as it releases energy at a lower frequency. This ...

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Living in a house made of fungi and bacteria may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but researchers are now one step ...

Some red algae exhibit structural color that gives their growth tips a blue hue and the rest of their bodies including their ...

From 2D materials to self-healing systems, here’s how advanced materials are reshaping how we capture and use ambient energy.