A team at UT Southwestern has developed a computational approach to uncover mechanisms of protein misfolding…
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Having a daughter can 'nudge' male CEOs toward supporting equality
Raising daughters can make male company leaders more supportive of women’s struggles for equality, new research…
Bomb-sniffing rodents undergo 'weird' vaginal transformations
Female giant African pouched rats, used for sniffing out landmines and detecting tuberculosis, can undergo astounding…
Study reveals origin of superconductivity in nickelates
Nickelates are a material class that has excited scientists because of its recently discovered superconducting ability,…
New plant species from La Mancha, Spain, named for Don Quixote
The knowledge of biodiversity in allegedly well-known places is not as complete as one would expect,…
Woodpecker that likes burned forest can breed in unburned woods too, research shows
A species of woodpecker once thought to limit itself to recently burned areas can breed successfully…
Webb space telescope measures the temperature of a rocky exoplanet
An international team of researchers has used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to measure the…
1,000-plus years of tree rings confirm historic extremity of 2021 western North America heat wave
In summer 2021, a stunning heat wave swept western North America, from British Columbia to Washington,…
Vatican to send Pope's message of hope into orbit
A message of faith and hope first delivered by Pope Francis in the middle of the…
How an early mutation in the COVID-19 virus helped it spread so quickly
The rapid spread of COVID-19 may have been partly due to changes in the structure of…