In humans, and many other species, both genes inherited from the mother and from the father influence how embryos develop. In the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha, however, the mother has total control, as researchers from the Berger lab at GMI now uncovered. …

A new map, years in the making, reveals where we can find ancient traces of water on Mars.

When mission designers at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory realised that the next alignment of the outer planets, a rare occurrence that only happens once every 175 years, would take place in the late 1970s, they began planning the Voyager mission.

Is Pluto a planet? It’s been one of astronomy’s most controversial questions since August 24, 2006. Here's what happened and why.

販売元のPrime Matterは8月24日（水）に開催された「2022 gamescom Opening Night LIVE」にて『Scars Above』の最新映像を公開した。

August remains the ideal time of year to catch a shooting star or 10.

In a paper published in Science China Life Science, three components of the cell wall integrity (CWI) signaling pathway, namely protein kinase C (AoPKC), SLT2-MAPK (AoSLT2), and SWI6 (AoSWI6), were characterized in a representative nematode-trapping fungus Ar…

Two astrophotographers teamed up to create one stellar image of the moon which can easily be mistaken for the likes of a NASA photograph.

UK engineers are building a satellite called Biomass that will map the state of the planet's trees.

Owlchemy Labs dropped a short teaser at Gamescom for its unnamed new project, a VR game that incorporates hand-tracking.

NASA has confirmed that Artemis One, the first rocket in a new program aimed at bringing astronauts back to the moon is set for launch last week. When that r...

The European Space Module (ESM) will power NASA’s Orion spacecraft to and from its lunar orbit as part of the Artemis missions, featuring a web assembly of carbon fiber sheets and deployable CFRP rigid panels.

Nearly all vital functions in the human body are regulated by so-called G protein-coupled receptors on the cell surface. These receptors thus serve as attractive drug targets to treat various diseases. Researchers have now discovered that empty spaces inside …

Crystal Su and other collaborators in the School of Biological Sciences describes the development of a novel, synthetic insect-bacterial symbiosis that is sustained through many insect generations by transovarial bacterial transmission.

In recent weeks, SpaceX has not only moved back into Starship testing with Ship 24,…

The tau protein is an important factor linked to the development of human neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease. Yet there is still much we do not know about tau and other similar proteins. The most recent discoveries come from the work of…

Little is known about how sweet and bitter tastes are represented by the brain circuits that link sensation to behavior. In a new study, researchers describe how they developed a new imaging technique and used it to map the neural activity of fruit flies in r…

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration gave nod to the launch of the Artemis-I mission. The rocket is scheduled to embark on its first mission to space on August 29.

A preserved coelacanth is helping researchers tease out the secrets of an odd fish on the edge of extinction.

Scientists have identified a microscopic bacteria shaped like a caterpillar that has adapted to live inside a person's mouth.

Asteroid Ryugu was visited by Hayabusa2, which returned surface samples. Some of its dust grains predate the creation of the Sun and planets.

British Journal of Cancer - Extruded small extracellular vesicles: splinters of circulating tumour cells may promote cancer metastasis?

Earth’s geological history is characterized by many dynamic climate shifts that are often associated with large changes in temperature.

The flight, part of NASA's Artemis program, aims to advance medical research into how organisms react to cosmic rays and micro-gravity