Natural Sciences

The Veritas Forum, Feb. 1 in Penn Pavilion

February 12, 2018

Can Science Explain Everything? An Exploration of Faith

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Hot reads from Duke authors for a cold winter

February 1, 2018

Living With Uncertainty and Other Winter Reads from Duke Authors

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Julia Sweeney

January 25, 2018

Misha Angrist Talks With Comedian Julia Sweeney About Cancer, Genetics and Being a Neanderthal

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Three-in-one particles called trions — carrying charge, energy and spin — zoom through special polymer-wrapped carbon nanotubes at room temperature. Credit: Yusong Bai.

January 23, 2018

Farewell, Electrons: Future Electronics May Ride on New Three-in-One Particle

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The red-capped robin-chat (Cossypha natalensis) can mimic the songs and calls of dozens of other bird species – even their duets, says Duke researcher Tom Struhsaker.

January 18, 2018

Meet Africa's Bird Master of Vocal Imitation

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Research David Carlson

January 9, 2018

David Carlson: Engineering and Machine Learning for Better Medicine

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Anita Layton

January 3, 2018

Anita Layton: A Model of STEM Versatility

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December 19, 2017

The Most Visually Stunning Science Stories of 2017

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Rachel Yin and a 14th century masterwork

November 20, 2017

Using Math to Study a Masterpiece

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The heavyweight mouse on top lacks a gene for AnkyrinB. His sibling, below, has the gene and is normal weight.

November 13, 2017

Gene Prompts Cells to Store Fat, Fueling Obesity

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Gustavo Monteiro Silva

November 6, 2017

Gustavo Monteiro Silva: From Brazil, Taking on a Crucial Challenge in Cell Biology

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The team’s new algorithm is able to simulate molecular configurations of supercooled liquids below the glass transition. The properties of these configurations are helping to solve a 70-year paradox about the entropy of glasses. Credit: Misaki Ozawa and A

November 2, 2017

Cheating Time to Watch Liquids do the Slow Dance

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Hau-tieng Wu, M.D., Ph.D., is an associate professor of mathematics and statistical science who joined the Duke University faculty in 2017. Photo by Megan Mendenhall, Duke Photography.

October 17, 2017

Hau-tieng Wu: Vital Signs

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Individual RNA molecules fluoresce inside a breast cancer cell. Credit: Sunjong Kwon, Oregon Health & Science University

October 13, 2017

Designing Drugs Aimed at a Different Part of Life’s Code

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Duke professor Alexander Kiselev is trying to understand the equations that describe moving fluids from ocean currents to hurricanes. Photo by Megan Mendenhall, Duke Photography.

October 5, 2017

Alexander Kiselev: Mixing It Up

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What 1957 Teaches Us About 2017

October 2, 2017

Alex Roland: What 1957 Teaches Us About 2017

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