Cryo-imaging gives deeper view of thick biological materials
This three-dimensional reconstruction of a viral shell was made from roughly 1,400 low-dose images recorded via tilt-corrected bright-field…
Map of bacterial gene interactions uncovers targets for future antibiotics
Dual Tn-seq probes genetic interactions in bacteria. Credit: Science (2025). DOI: 10.1126/science.adt7685 Despite rapid advances in reading the…
Naturally fast-growing spruce trees have many long fibers, case study shows
Credit: Mikael Perstorper Rapid height growth may positively influence fiber length in Swedish spruce wood. A case study…
New instrument at SOAR achieves first light with observations of remarkable binary star system
The SOAR Telescope at Cerro Pachon. Credit: CTIO/SOAR/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. Paredes The SOAR Telescope, located on Cerro Pachón in Chile,…
Constraining Proxima b’s atmosphere, orbit and albedo with RISTRETTO
Artist’s impression of Proxima b. Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser What new methods can be employed to help astronomers distinguish…
Scientists make big discovery on far side of the Moon not visible to us
The mysterious far side of the Moon may be significantly cooler deep within its interior than the side…
A better metric for estimating an exoplanet’s habitability
An example of remote sensing data compared to conditions on a real world. Left: The observed surface habitability…
Combination of quantum and classical computing supports early diagnosis of breast cancer
From imaging to diagnosis: experiment outline. Credit: Yasmin Rodrigues Sobrinho Quantum computing is still in its early stages…
‘They start really fighting, like grappling’
A series of studies on various animals’ behaviors all point to the same thing: hotter temperatures lead to…
Dedicated amateur discovers supernova in remote galaxy
Filipp at his laptop. Credit: Filipp Romanov. Astronomy is increasingly becoming an online affair. Recent discoveries of interstellar…
Data from dark-energy observatories indicate universe may ‘end in a big crunch’ at 33 billion years old
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The universe is approaching the midpoint of its 33-billion-year lifespan, a Cornell physicist calculates…
An invention is transforming the way scientists track genes
Professor Yunde Zhao dissects a RUBY flower of a thale cress (right, Arabidopsis thaliana), a small plant in…