Read article: Physicists track biochemical reactions in Darwin’s ‘warm little ponds’
Femtosecond-scale observations of ionizing urea molecules in an aqueous environment could shed light on the origins of life
Read article: Soft-matter physics helps reveal whether cancers are likely to spread
Cell unjamming in breast tumours is found to correlate with the development of distant metastases
Read article: Life in space impacts human brain structure
New findings on how spaceflight experience impacts an astronaut’s brain could help define guidelines for future space missions
Read article: MRI study challenges our knowledge of how the human brain works
Researchers dig deeper into the workings of the human brain, shedding insight into how the brain’s physical shape might influence its patterns of activity
Read article: Towards a cure for ALS: magnetic stimulation restores impaired motoneurons
Magnetic fields that reactivate damaged motoneurons could one day provide a new treatment for neurodegenerative diseases
Read article: Quantum entanglement doubles microscope resolution
New technique shows promise for non-destructive bioimaging
Read article: Ultrafast imaging sheds light on the earliest stages of vision
Researchers use ultrafast time-resolved crystallography to determine the molecular events that first occur in the retina of the eye once a photon is absorbed
Read article: Mystery of bright-white shrimp solved
Optical nanostructure in the antennae, cuticle, tail, and jaw of Pacific cleaner shrimp explains the animal’s striking pigmentation
Read article: Chaos plays a role in how memories are forgotten, simulations suggest
Memories fade into noise to make room for new information
Read article: Photonic nanospheres help baby shellfish hide from predators
A nanomaterial reflector overlies the eye pigments in certain larval crustaceans, allowing the creatures to appear completely transparent
