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Life & Chemistry

Molecular Switches in the Cellular Power Plants

A team of scientists at the University of Freiburg led by Dr. Martin van der Laan has achieved groundbreaking new insights into the structure of mitochondria….

Physics & Astronomy

New Research Reveals Planet Formation in Galactic Center

Yet new research by astronomers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics shows that planets still can form in this cosmic maelstrom. For proof, they…

Health & Medicine

Improved Nanoparticles Enhance Drug Delivery to the Brain

In a report published online on August 29 in Science Translational Medicine, the Johns Hopkins team says its bioengineers have designed nanoparticles that can…

Health & Medicine

New Method Speeds Discovery of Therapeutic Antibodies

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have found a new technique that should greatly speed the discovery of medically and scientifically useful…

Social Sciences

Ageism Challenges for Global Policymakers: Addressing Discrimination

The PP&AR explores how discriminatory behaviors manifest themselves, steps that are being taken to address those behaviors, and the challenges associated with…

Physics & Astronomy

Sliding Metals Exhibit Fluidlike Behavior: New Wear Insights

Studies using a microscope and high-speed camera revealed the formation of bumps, folds, vortexlike features and cracks on the metal surface. The findings were…

Earth Sciences

NASA's Global Hawk Investigating Atlantic Tropical Depression 14

NASA's latest hurricane science field campaign began on Sept. 7 when the Global Hawk flew over Hurricane Leslie in the Atlantic Ocean. HS3 marks the first time…

Studies and Analyses

Study Reveals Key Factors for Student Safety in Schools

While education and safety experts and parent-teacher organizations long have promoted parental involvement as key to maintaining safe school environments, a…

Materials Sciences

Iowa State, Ames Lab Researcher Developing New Computing Approach to Materials Science

As he sees it, managing computing tools to discover new materials involves harnessing the key characteristics of data: volume, velocity, variety and veracity…

Environmental Conservation

First-Time Analysis of Three Distinct Contributions of Forage Fish

Study led by scientists from the Institute for Ocean Conservation Science at Stony Brook University will enable trade-offs to be evaluated in forage fishery…

Life & Chemistry

Scrub jays react to their dead

Anecdotal reports have suggested that other animals, including elephants, chimpanzees and birds in the crow family, react to dead of their species, said Teresa…

Life & Chemistry

Insecticide Resistance in Pests Linked to Genetic Recombination

Insecticide resistance in crop pests is a serious global problem. Scientists of the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany, have now found…

Life & Chemistry

The Nose Knows: Gene Therapy Restores Sense of Smell in Mice

The results of the experiments were published online last week in Nature Medicine, and are believed to represent the first successful application of gene…

Life & Chemistry

Study Finds Surprises in Evolution of Frog Life Cycles

The study, “Phylogenetic analyses reveal unexpected patterns in the evolution of reproductive modes in frogs,” led by John J. Wiens, an Associate Professor in…

Life & Chemistry

Crows React to Threats in Human-Like Way

Crows and humans share the ability to recognize faces and associate them with negative, as well as positive, feelings. The way the brain activates during that…

Environmental Conservation

Aussie Wasp on the Hunt for Redback Spiders

The wasp (Agenioideus nigricornis) was first described scientifically in 1775 by Danish entomologist Johan Christian Fabricius, thanks to samples collected in…

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