Dynamics of dust

A new study explains the phenomenon of dust rising from the lunar surface

Beans can save hearts

Gender bender

The unique sex life of the malarial parasite

Sniff & taste

Detecting leaks

A quick way to detect leaks in containers

Way to go!

A look into the complex ways cells function inside the human body

Cosmic poser

The fate of our universe depends on one question: open or closed?

Found at last

Calcium equity within cells

How calcium ions are distributed equitably inside a human cell

Cellular compass

Researchers try to find out how cells seek direction

Moon illusions

Why does the size of the moon diminish once it is up in the sky?

It pays to be single

Contrary to popular belief, children of single parents do rather well in life

Shh the patient's listening!

Out with fuse

Thanks to gallium nitride, it is now possible to develop bulbs that can last a lifetime

Spin power

Microtechnology is already providing motors with extraordinary speed

Manipulating atoms

Scientists devise a novel way to manoeuvre atoms

Tilting Earth

The mystery about gaps

Birds stammer, too

Head-banging

Sex determination and stress

Cooperation

How bacteria acquires the genes to cause cholera

Jumbo went fishing!

Elephants used to be aquatic mammals

Losing teeth over money

Arctic without ice