The human brain is often compared to a computer, but the latest wave of research shows it is closer to a self-building city, ...

A new kind of microscope is giving scientists a way to watch life inside cells with a clarity that feels almost unfair.

New research offers clearer insight into how phase transitions unfold at the atomic scale in real materials. When ice turns into water, the change happens almost instantly. Once the melting ...

This new microscopy technique could also help shape future medicines. Researchers can use it to test how well antiviral drugs work directly in living cells and see the results in real time. The team ...

This is an important study on the sensory roles of Cerebrospinal fluid-contacting neurons (CBF-cn) in mammals. The authors identify PKD2L1 as the predominant pH-sensing channel CBF-cn and show how the ...