Cryostat used to achieve temperatures down to 20 millikelvins. Credit: HZDR/Jürgen Jeibmann A research team involving the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-RossendorfThe Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) is a research…
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Example of the fractal structures in spin ice together with a famous example of a fractal (the Mandelbrot set), on top of a photograph of…
Rapamycin is a drug that has been studied for its potential anti-aging properties. It is an immunosuppressant drug that is primarily used to prevent the…
Trade-wind clouds near Barbados: one plane was used to drop hundreds of atmospheric probes from an altitude of nine kilometers. Credit: MPI-M An airborne campaign…
A new study by researchers from Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), NASA and the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) describes the observation of…
Natural products containing benzoxazolinate, a structure with two rings, are excellent candidates for pharmaceutically valuable substances, such as antibiotics, anticancer drugs, or immunosuppressants. But how…
Model to estimate skeletal kinematics. Credit: Julia Kuhl A new technique has been developed to track and measure the movement of skeletons in freely moving…
An illustration of the variations among the more than 5,000 known exoplanets discovered since the 1990s. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech A new model explains the rarity of…
How do fireworks change the behavior of wild birds? Credit: Helmut Kruckenberg Changes in bird behavior persist long after the fireworks are gone. Researchers from…
The study also shed light on how photosynthesis adapted to the rise of oxygen. Back to the future of photosynthesis. Rubisco, the central biocatalyst in…
The complex architecture of neuroepithelial organoids emerges from epithelial fusion processes. The cell membranes are marked in red, while the fluid-filled tubes are marked in…
A peacock butterfly with eyespots on its wings. Credit: Dr. Hannah Rowland Dr. Hannah Rowland and Dr. John Skelhorn explain how these defensive patterns on moth…
European moles shrink their brains by 11% before the winter and grow them again by 4% by the summer. Researchers find another brain-shrinking mammal. European…
The scientists found that asymmetry is influenced by a person’s experiences. The brain’s hemispheres are not equal. At first glance, the human body seems to…
A brain organoid about 3 millimeters in size made from the stem cells of a chimpanzee. The brain stem cells are stained red; brain stem…
An artist’s illustration of a Neanderthal father and his daughter. Credit: Tom Bjorklund Ancient genomes of thirteen Neanderthals provide an unprecedented snapshot of their community…
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD), especially the behavioral variant (bvFTD), is difficult to recognize in the early stages because it is often confused with psychiatric illnesses such…
Humans perceive color when photoreceptor cells, the so-called cones, are activated in the retina. They respond to light stimuli by converting them into electrical signals,…
The Australian bearded dragon Pogona vitticeps. Credit: Max Planck Institute for Brain Research / G. Laurent Dragons and Brain Evolution These days, dragons are keeping…
Living in cities is associated with an increased risk for mental disorders such as anxiety disorders, depression, and schizophrenia. A one-hour stroll in nature decreases…