Two mathematicians have proved that a straightforward question—how hard is it to untie a knot?—has a complicated answer.

A collection of studies that chart how mammalian brain cells grow and differentiate is a ‘very valuable’ tool for ...

Pictures of DNA often look very tidy—the strands of the double helix neatly wind around each other, making it seem like ...

Mathematicians have broken through a long-standing barrier in the study of “minimizing surfaces,” which play an important ...

Scientists from Oxford's Radcliffe Department of Medicine have achieved the most detailed view yet of how DNA folds and ...

Parkinson’s disease steals ease and movement by striking a narrow band of midbrain neurons. If you study or cover neuroscience, you have seen the promise and frustration in efforts to grow these ...