Neutrinos are ghostly subatomic particles that can travel in a straight line for billions of light-years, passing unhindered ...

De Duve named these new organelles "lysosomes" to reflect their lytic nature. That same year ... de Duve was recognized for his role in the discovery of lysosomes when he was awarded the Nobel ...

Discovery Place has picked a new name and updated plans for its revamped nature museum. It’s out with Discovery Place Nature and in with Charlotte Museum of Nature at Freedom Park. The center is ...

McClintock’s maize breeding experiments provided the first detailed descriptions of transposable elements. What exactly are these “jumping genes,” and why are they so important? As ...

For the first time, researchers in China have synthetically produced a nearly pure hexagonal diamond, marking a significant ...