In this artistic rendering, the planet Kepler-438b is shown in front of its violent parent star as it is being regularly irradiated by huge flares, which renders the planet uninhabitable. (University of Warwick) Located some 470 light years away from the Earth in the constellation Lyra, Kepler-438b has been dubbed the most Earth-like exoplanet since its discovery by NASA earlier this year. Orbiting... 

A 3-D view of the mesh: microtubules (green tubes) of the mitotic spindle are held together by a yellow network, the mesh. (Warwick Medical School). Scientists have accidentally discovered a cell structure which may prove helpful in the understanding of cancer development. A group of researchers from the University of Warwick discovered “the mesh” and recently published their findings on the online...