Blood vessels must form in a way that is both precise and reliable, so that oxygen and nutrients can reach...

Leuven, Belgium — 28 July 2026 — Researchers from VIB and KU Leuven, working with international collaborators, report that disabling...

Sperm whales don’t sleep the way most animals do. Instead of drifting quietly at the surface, these massive mammals can...

Natural cell membranes excel at biological recognition, but translating their sensing abilities into practical devices is notoriously difficult. Once embedded...

Primate color vision depends on three cone pigments that all bind the same chromophore, 11-cis-retinal. Yet small differences in the...

Under prolonged stretch, epithelial tissues can’t simply “hold on”—they remodel. A new Nature Physics study from IBEC reveals how cells...

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have identified a precise way the Sonic Hedgehog (SHH) pathway is regulated during...

The World Cultural Council has announced that Professor Katerina Harvati will receive the 2026 Albert Einstein World Award of Science....

Chlamydomonas chlororibosome architecture mapped by cryo-ET and purified ribosome cryo-EM A new report in Nature Plants combines in situ cryo-electron...

Insect wings are packed with sensory equipment, but the question of whether moths could truly “smell” with their wings has...