A new study helps to explain how specialized retinal cells help stabilize vision by perceiving…
Homo sapiens 100,000 years earlier: Ancestors’ diet of game revealed
New fossil finds from Morocco do more than push back the origins of our species…
Scientists discover a 2-D magnet
For the first time, scientists have discovered magnetism in the 2-D world of monolayers, or…
Innovative therapy strategy for pancreatic cancer uses engineered exosomes targeting mutated KRAS gene
Genetic manipulation of exosomes, virus-sized particles released by all cells, may offer a new therapeutic…
Seeing inside coral
New technologies are making it possible to see inside coral, to examine the skeleton cores…
How to reduce shockwaves in quantum beam experiments
While skimmers have been a necessary component in atomic and molecular-beam experiments for decades, they…
Prebiotics reduce body fat in overweight children
There may soon be a new tool in the fight against childhood obesity. Prebiotics reduce…
Nanowires, the future of electronics
The current demand for small-sized electronic devices is calling for fresh approaches in their design,…
Spin effects in solution-based nanocrystals
Wet-chemically produced nanocrystals are becoming more and more powerful. Now a research group has succeeded…
Small group of neurons modulates the amount of insulin that the pancreas must produce
A new study emphasizes the importance of the neuronal mechanisms in the detection of nutrients…