"Space ice" contains tiny crystals and is not, as previously assumed, a completely disordered material like liquid water, according to a new study by scientists at UCL and the University of Cambridge. Ice in space is different to the crystalline (highly ordered) form of ice on Earth. For decades, scientists have assumed it is amorphous (without a structure), with colder temperatures meaning it does not have enough energy to form crystals when it freezes.

Scientists have discovered hundreds of giant sand bodies beneath the North Sea that appear to defy fundamental geological principles and could have important implications for energy and carbon storage. Using high-resolution 3D seismic (sound wave) imaging, combined with data and rock samples from hundreds of wells, researchers The University of Manchester in collaboration with industry, identified vast mounds of sand - some several kilometres wide - that appear to have sunk downward, displacing older, lighter and softer materials from beneath them.

Researchers have been able to see what happens in the inflamed joints of children with arthritis, giving insight into why treatments affect children differently. A new groundbreaking study by researchers from University of Birmingham, UCL, Great Ormond Street Hospital and Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital has revealed important clues into what is driving disease in children with arthritis.

Researchers at the Carl Ludwig Institute at Leipzig University have discovered that synaptic signal transmission between brain cells within the cerebral cortex functions very reliably even with small amounts of calcium ions, unlike in the posterior region of the brain. The findings are a further building block for understanding the healthy brain, but could also prove useful for the computer industry when it comes to developing neuronal networks, for example.

The first high-quality pycnogonid genome provides novel insights in chelicerate evo-devo An international collaboration featuring the University of Vienna and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA

The Medical University of Vienna, under the leadership of Kareem Elsayad from the Center for Anatomy and Cell Biology, has been instrumental in the development and publication of the world's first consensus statement on Brillouin scattering microscopy for biomedical applications. The article, published in Nature Photonics, marks a significant step towards standardization and clinical translation of this innovative technology.

Technologies such as biomedical imaging and spectroscopy could be enhanced by a discovery in research that involved several institutions including the University of Glasgow. Scientists have found that two-photon processes, which have applications in the study of Alzheimer's Disease and other nervous system disorders, can be strengthened by quantum light at far higher levels than previously thought possible.

In a study published in Nature , biologists from the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Princeton and Rockefeller University reveal the molecular instructions that enable the cell to construct the nucleolus, the organelle essential for protein production. Better still, they have succeeded in manipulating this blueprint to produce, on demand, artificial nucleoli with modulated properties.

High temperatures and more frequent heatwaves are causing many people to doubt whether high-density urban planning is still sustainable.

New Study Identifies the Evolutionary Origins of the Cells and Molecular Signals Bridging Mother to Fetus An international research team led by scientists from the University of Vienna has uncovered new insights into how specialized cell types and communication networks at the interface between mother and fetus evolved over millions of years.

Osteoblasts are specialized bone cells that are responsible for the formation and regeneration of bone. In a high-ranking published study, researchers at Leipzig University have shown that a specific receptor is responsible for the strength of bone cells and how it can be specifically activated. The findings may help to develop new drugs with fewer side effects in the future to strengthen bones and muscles in ageing patients.

A new study by researchers at University of Limerick has identified an increased risk of mental health issues for young carers. According to the study, which has just been published in the prestigious The Lancet Public Health journal, over time caring increased young people's risk of mental health issues, including depression, anxiety, and self-harm.

Sea Levels Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have gained unique insight into the mechanisms behind the collapse of Antarctic ice shelves, which are crucial for sea level rise in the Northern Hemisphere. The discovery of old aerial photos has provided an unparalleled dataset that can improve predictions of sea level rise and how we should prioritise coastal protection and other forms of climate adaptation.

Two new studies have provided further insights into the complex links between head injury in elite rugby and potential dementia risks. In a study of 200 former professional rugby players (aged 30-61 years old), researchers from Imperial College London, University College London (affiliated with the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health ) and the UK Dementia Research Institute found no cases of early-onset dementia.

An international research team has published a new study on one of the oldest known sites for the processing of animal meat by humans in the southern Balkans. At Marathousa 1, an archaeological site in the Greek Megalopolis Basin, researchers not only found numerous stone tools that provide clues to human behavior but also remains of the extinct straight-tusked elephant Palaeoloxodon antiquus.

Juvenile fibromyalgia is a chronic pain disorder that mainly affects adolescent girls. A study led by the University of Barcelona shows that resilience - the ability to cope adaptively with adversity - does not reduce the physical symptoms of this chronic disease, but could act as a protective factor at the emotional and brain level.

A recent study led by Philipp Starkl from MedUni Vienna shows that mast cells can influence the behaviour of macrophages in a previously unknown way. The research provides new insights into the interactions of these immune cells in inflammatory processes and immune defence, and lays the foundation for the development of new immunomodulatory therapeutic strategies.

African scaly-tailed squirrels use their scaled tails to safely move across the smooth bark of trees in their native rainforest habitats. Researchers from Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, and the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems have for the first time investigated the physics of these thorn-covered scales located on the underside of the squirrel tails through mathematical and physical models.

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