Seafood poisoning bug thwarts a key host defense by attacking the cell’s cytoskeleton

The leading cause of acute gastroenteritis linked to eating raw seafood disarms a key host defense…

Flexible wearable electronics use body heat for energy

In a proof-of-concept study, engineers have designed a flexible thermoelectric energy harvester that has the potential…

Hearing a warning sound turns into fearing it over time, mouse study suggests

Changes in lattice-like structures in the brain known as perineuronal nets are necessary to 'capture' an…

How pheromones trigger female sexual behavior

A new study showed how a male pheromone in mice enhances sexual behaviors in females --…

A 100-year-old physics problem has been solved

Researchers have found a way around what was considered a fundamental limitation of physics for over…

Quantum thermometer or optical refrigerator?

In an arranged marriage of optics and mechanics, physicists have created microscopic structural beams that have…

How eggs got their shapes

The evolution of the amniotic egg -- complete with membrane and shell -- was key to…

Tiny nanoparticles offer significant potential in detecting, treating disease new review of work on exosomes

Exosomes - tiny biological nanoparticles which transfer information between cells - offer significant potential in detecting…

Catalyst mimics the z-scheme of photosynthesis

A new study demonstrates a process with great potential for developing technologies for reducing CO2 levels.

Previously unknown pine marten diversity discovered

The elusive American pine marten, a little-studied member of the weasel family, might be more diverse…