Studies in mice show that microplastics entering the bloodstream are engulfed by immune cells, forming clusters that can block cerebral blood vessels
Read article: Imaging reveals how microplastics may harm the brain
Model shows how highly deformable particles, grains and cells respond to external forces
Read article: Squishy silicone rings shine a spotlight on fluid-solid transition
A simple mathematical model examines the intricate relationship between exercise, immune function and cancer
Read article: Mathematical model sheds light on how exercise suppresses tumour growth
A cell-based biocomputer can identify prime numbers, recognize vowels and answer mathematical questions
Read article: Genetically engineered bacteria solve computational problems
Physics sheds a new insight on the behaviour of sheep flocks, helping with new tips on shepherding
Read article: Field work – the physics of sheep, from phase transitions to collective motion
Zigzag patterns created by circular motion of growing stems
Read article: Sunflowers ‘dance’ together to share sunlight
Researchers determine 3D architecture of the amyloid-beta and tau proteins that aggregate in the brain in Alzheimer’s disease
Read article: Cryo-electron tomography reveals structure of Alzheimer’s plaques and tangles in the brain
Barbora Špačková on moving from theoretical to experimental physics and the joy of refining her technology for real-world applications
Read article: Peering inside the biological nano-universe: Barbora Špačková on unveiling individual molecules moving in real time
Ahead of the 2024 Olympics, Nicole Sharp investigates nature’s most extraordinary sprinters
Read article: Could athletes mimic basilisk lizards and turn water-running into an Olympic sport?
Researchers discover a new geometric mechanism previously unknown in biology
Read article: Shapeshifting organism uses ‘cellular origami’ to extend to 30 times its body length
