A spinel crystal structure exhibits unusual, pressure-induced superconductivity

Superconductors are materials that conduct electricity with an electrical resistance of zero. Superconductivity is generally ...

Chaos as a matter of direction: Researchers build layered material where order and disorder coexist

Some materials behave unexpectedly. They crack differently than expected, or react in ways that are hard to explain. The ...

We keep finding the raw material of DNA in asteroids—what’s it telling us?

On Monday, a paper announcing that all four DNA bases had been found on an asteroid sparked a lot of headlines. But many of ...
Nature

First atlas of brain organization shows development over a lifetime

Scans of more than 3,500 people allow scientists to draw up a guide to the brain areas that work together from birth to 100 ...
Open Access Government

Reconstructing the three-dimensional structure of star-forming cores with the help of neural networks

A machine learning approach shows promise in helping astronomers infer the internal structure of stellar nurseries from ...
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Study reveals how inflammation disrupts lymph node structure in lymphoma

In aggressive lymphomas, inflammatory messengers reprogram the "conductors" of the immune system, causing lymph nodes ...