UCSF scientists discover that the spindle, the structure that divides chromosomes equally during mitosis, actually gets stronger when it is stretched.

Junior-Professor Daqing Wang from the University of Bonn has received a Proof of Concept Grant from the European Research ...

Artificial light from cities extends the allergy season by disrupting plants’ natural timing, increasing pollen exposure for city residents.

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic disease that affects an increasing number of children and adults. The skin is dry and ...

A burst of invisible light can do more than illuminate a surface. In a new study, Michigan State University researchers used ...

What do Thomas Edison and 2010 Nobel Prize in physics winners Konstantin Novoselov and Andre Geim have in common? According ...

Known as dinosaur stars for both their primeval nature and their immense size, Population III stars existed only when the ...

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 ...

Honey transforms into a stunning visual display when viewed under polarized light microscopy. Wall Street is suddenly on the defensive with the president Department of Labor under fire for language ...

To get a better look at brains, Harvard researchers are making microscopes work more like human eyes. Until recently, the quest to build high-resolution maps of brains — otherwise known as ...