Novel molecular motor moves with uni-directionality in straight line

A University of Liverpool researcher has contributed to new research that demonstrates a completely novel type…

Paleolithic hunter-gatherer hearths reveal changing vegetation in response to climate

Human reliance upon the surrounding environmental for natural resources has aided our survival for thousands of…

Researchers identify protein that helps tell plants 'no' when nitrogen is low

Dr. Mutsutomo Tokizawa (Ph.D.), a post-doctoral research fellow at the Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS),…

New method reveals folding speed limit of helical membrane proteins

Membrane proteins play a pivotal role in various cellular functions and are key targets for pharmaceutical…

Tuning the Chern number in the nitrogen-vacancy center in diamond

The Chern number, an invariant quantity that characterizes topological phases in physical systems, was recently tuned…

New cosmological constraints on the nature of dark matter

New research, published in The Astrophysical Journal, has revealed the distribution of dark matter in never-before-seen…

Stability inspection for West Antarctica shows marine ice sheet not destabilized yet, but may be on path to tipping

Antarctica’s vast ice masses seem far away, yet they store enough water to raise global sea…

Study debunks stereotypes about homeless peoples' spending habits

The public has the wrong idea about what homeless people would do after coming into a…

Across the Northern Hemisphere, now's the time to catch a new comet before it vanishes for 400 years

A newly discovered comet is swinging through our cosmic neighborhood for the first time in more…

Biden bars drilling over vast swath of Alaska

US President Joe Biden’s administration announced Wednesday it is banning new oil and gas drilling over…