As a molecular machine found in the cells of all organisms, the ribosome is responsible for making new proteins. It reads the blueprint for a certain protein on a messenger moleculeknown as messenger… [+3532 chars]
Around 500,000 people in the UK live with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), a life-long, chronic condition characterised by sporadic bouts of gut inflammation causing debilitating symptoms. Crohn's D… [+5937 chars]
Smart smoke detectors are one of many smart technologies entering the market for homeowners. These modern smoke detectors have more safety features than traditional smoke detectors, and many of them … [+4289 chars]
An international group of researchers led by geologists from Wits University in Johannesburg have come up with multiple lines of evidence indicating that the Bushveld Complex in South Africa function… [+2447 chars]
Scientists first thought that having a thinner nearside crust allowed magma in the Moons mantle to ascend and volcanically erupt on the surface more easily than the farside, explaining the nearsides … [+2722 chars]
We remember it in 2016, to celebrate the 55th birthdayAnd the Trip memory Yuri Gagarin On April 12, 1961, Russian billionaire Yuri Milner announced – with the support of Stephen Hawking – He was laun… [+5575 chars]
From sunflowers to starfish, symmetry appears everywhere in biology. This isn't just true for body plansthe molecular machines keeping our cells alive are also strikingly symmetric. But why? Does evo… [+3129 chars]
In a paper published in Sciences Advances, researchers in the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine revealed new details about … [+4435 chars]
Scientists have discovered a new and tiny marine predator which is capable of naturally sequestering carbon. They say the single-celled microbe could be "a secret weapon in the battle against climat… [+2858 chars]
A new study from MBARI researchers and their collaborators is the first to document how the thawing of permafrost, submerged underwater at the edge of the Arctic Ocean, is affecting the seafloor. The… [+4448 chars]
A NASA spacecraft is on its way to slam into a space rock, but what happens next is still unclear. The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART ) mission launched in November and will arrive at its d… [+4387 chars]
Irradiation with fast protons is a more effective and less invasive cancer treatment than X-rays. However, modern proton therapy requires large particle accelerators, which has experts investigating … [+4291 chars]
