The knot-like i-motif structure protruding from DNA's double helix has been mapped in 50,000 locations in the human genome, concentrated in key functional areas including regions that control gene ...

The future of personal flight might be closer than you think—compact enough to fit right in your backyard and change the way ...

Scientists have mapped tens of thousands of mysterious "knots" in human DNA, and they may play a key role in controlling gene activity. Knowing the exact locations of these knots — known as "i ...

This color-composite image of the Helix Nebula was created from images obtained using the the Wide Field Imager, an astronomical camera attached to the 2.2 meter Max-Planck Society/ESO telescope ...

The Helix Nebula is an example of a planetary nebula. Though it looks like a bubble or eye from Earth's point of view, the Helix is actually a trillion-mile-long tunnel of glowing gases. In its center ...

This Hubble mosaic is the highest resolution image ever made of the entire Crab Nebula, which is located 6,500 light-years away. These opaque, dark knots of gas and dust called "Bok globules" are ...