They are called plectonemes. They are the analog of the twisted tangles of telephone cords, and can form in DNA that is pulled through a nanoscale channel. This is the finding of a study led by Ulrich ...

"It won’t be long before we know whether we are right or wrong,” remarked Professor Erio Tosatti when, in 2014, PNAS published a study by SISSA/ICTP carried out with Michele Fabrizio, Sandro Scandolo, ...

Research in Astroparticle Physics The Astroparticle Physics group was born in 2004 to join in a single research group people working on the strongly related fields of cosmology, astrophysics, gravity ...

At the centre of spiral galaxies – those near to us but also those billions of light-years away – there is a vast spherical region made up of dark matter particles. This region has two defining ...

In the Universe, dark matter and standard matter “talk” to each other using a secret language. This “discussion” happens thanks to gravity, scientists say, but not in a way they can fully comprehend.

Flee or freeze? In nature, survival hinges on making the right split-second choice when danger strikes, and the brain’s defensive circuits are built for exactly that task. Yet what counts as the ...

Applications are now open for the 2025–2026 edition of the Master in Data Management and Curation (MDMC), the postgraduate specialization program promoted by Area Science Park and SISSA. The program ...

Chloride ion flows that enter the cells play an important role in the duplication of glioblastoma cells, a highly aggressive brain tumor. This is the finding of research recently published in the ...

Isaac Newton formulated his theory of gravity as an action at a distance: a planet instantly feels the influence of another celestial body, no matter the distance between them. This characteristic ...

They are billions of times larger than our Sun: how is it possible that, as recently observed, supermassive black holes were already present when the Universe, now 14 billion years old, was “just” 800 ...

In the framework of the agreement signed with Technology Innovation Institute – Sole Proprietorship L.L.C, the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA) announces a selection based on academic ...