The BepiColombo space probe measures carbon ions escaping from the atmosphere of Venus and thus helps to decipher the special ...

The first image of the black hole Sagittarius A* in the core of the Milky Way, which is around 27,000 light years away from Earth, was published in 2022. It showed that although the supermassive black ...

An analysis of the famous composer's genetic make-up has revealed that DNA data has so far been too imprecise in capturing a ...

For about 30 years, researchers have debated whether there is a mass gap separating the heaviest neutron stars from the ...

One of the most perplexing mysteries in evolutionary biology is the development of complex traits that often results in morphological diversity. Ralf Sommer, Director of the Department of Integrative ...

RNA has long been considered only as a passive messenger in the cell, produced by DNA transcription to transfer genetic information to the protein factories, the ribosomes. However, it has turned out, ...

First icy cold, then midnight sun: at the Arctic Circle, the team will prepare the next flight of the balloon-borne solar observatory - and hopes for solar fireworks. Preparations for this year's ...

At the heart of this discovery lie two key molecules: EphB4 and ephrin-B2. Traditionally, EphB4, a transmembrane receptor protein, is linked to endothelial cells of the venous system, while ephrin-B2, ...

Magnetars are neutron stars with extreme and twisted magnetic fields, remnants after the collapse of fuel-exhausted massive stars. These objects are so dense that they contain 1 to 2 times the mass of ...

The world's most populous democracy and fifth largest economy harbours great and diverse research potential. Max Planck President Peter Gruss recognised over two decades ago that it would be important ...

For great-tailed grackles, living alongside humans is ‘risky business’, because to them cities are chaotic: they may have more cafes where animals like grackles can nab food, but they’re also filled ...