A huge bar of iron has been discovered lurking inside the iconic Ring Nebula. The structure is enormous, spanning hundreds of ...

Taking images of tiny structures within cells is tricky business. One technique, cryogenic electron tomography (cryoET), shoots electrons through a frozen sample. The images formed by the electrons ...

Water doesn’t behave the same way in a glass as it does as ice in your freezer. When water is heated to several thousand ...

Lysosomes are the recycling centers of human cells. Larger molecules are broken down inside the membrane-enclosed vesicles. Malfunctions can lead to neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's.

A distinctive nebula inside the constellation Lyra holds a never-before-seen cloud of iron atoms—and researchers aren’t sure ...

It's difficult to form a protective coating that prolongs battery life at the battery's cathode, but there may be a low-cost ...

Scientists examine how a little-studied catalytic phenomenon can have outsized effects on chemical efficiency and selectivity ...

Scientists have created hydrogel-based artificial cilia that move almost exactly like real biological cilia - the closest ...

An innovative product with the potential to replace polymers used in soil fertilizers is being developed in São Carlos in the ...