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Neutrons and antifreeze: research into Arctic fish
Matthew Blakeley from ILL and his colleagues from ESRF and elsewhere have discovered how antifreeze in Arctic fish blood keeps them alive in sub-zero conditions. He and Eleanor Hayes explain. read more
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Healthy horrors: the benefits of parasites
Matt Kaplan investigates the horrors that dwell within us – should we be changing our view of them?read more
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Cancer stem cells – hope for the future?
Cancer and stem cells are both topical issues. But have you heard of cancer stem cells? As Massimiliano Mazza explains, this concept may revolutionise the treatment of cancer.read more
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Birds on the run: what makes ostriches so fast?
What makes ostriches such fast runners? Nina Schaller has spent nearly a decade investigating.read more
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Hydrogen: the green energy carrier of the future?
Hydrogen may be the fuel of the future, but how can we produce it sustainably? Karin Willquist explains.read more
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Revealing the secrets of permafrost
Studying permafrost enables us to look not only into the past, but also into the future. Miguel Ángel de Pablo, Miguel Ramos, Gonçalo Vieira and Antonio Molina explain.read more
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Exploding chromosomes: how cancer begins
By Sonia Furtado Neves, EMBLBrain tumours are one of the most common causes of death in children – and may begin when chromosomes are torn apart during cell division.read more
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On your bike: how muscles respond to exercise
By Maléne Lindholm and Susanna Wallman AppelWe all know that exercise makes us fitter and healthier – but what changes take place in our cells to make this happen?read more
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Behind the autism spectrum
By Andreas ChiocchettiResearch into the genetics of the autism spectrum is increasing our understanding of these conditions, and may lead to better ways to diagnose and manage them.read more
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Seeing the light: monitoring fusion experiments
By Phil Dooley, EFDA-JETFinding out what is going on in the core of a fusion experiment at 100 million degrees Celsius is no easy matter, but there are clever ways to work it out.read more
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Sloppy fishing: why meiosis goes wrong
By Sonia Furtado Neves, EMBLWhy does meiosis so often go wrong? And what are the consequences?.read more
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The numbers game: extending the periodic table
By Oli UsherUntil a few centuries ago, people believed that the world was made only of earth, air, water and fire. Since then, scientists have discovered 118 elementsand the search is on for element...
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Magnetic science: developing a new surfactant
By Julian Eastoe, Paul Brown, Isabelle Grillo and Tim HarrisonWith the use of detergents and other surfactants on the rise, the resulting pollution is worrying. One answer: surfactants that can be...
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Cracking the mystery of how our planet formed
By Jérôme Ganne and Vincent de AndradeStudying the chemical composition of some of the planet’s oldest rocks has revolutionised our understanding of how our continents formed.read more
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Laying bare our genetic blueprint
By Louisa Wood, European Bioinformatics InstituteWhat does the majority of our DNA do? Hundreds of scientists have spent years examining these ‘junk’ sequences, which may hold the key to serious...
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Evolving threats: investigating new zoonotic infections
By Julia HeymannIn the African forest, Fabian Leendertz and his team look for new infectious agents that can be transmitted from animals to humans. Could one of them cause the next pandemic?read more
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The secret life of volcanoes: using muon radiography
By Paolo StrolinHow do we find out what’s going on inside a volcano? Using cosmic rays!read more
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From model organism to medical advances
By Louise WestonA simple fungus used to brew beer is now used around the world to advance cancer research.read more
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Glaciers on Mars: looking for the ice
By Miguel A. de Pablo and Juan D. CentenoOne of the scientists’ main interests in Mars research is water. Is there water on Mars?read more
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Up, up and away: using aircraft for atmospheric monitoring
By Kimberley Leather, Carl Percival, Tim Harrison and Laura HowesWhen measuring the chemistry of the atmosphere, it helps to fly up in specially modified laboratoriesread more
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