Biologists build proteins that avoid crosstalk with existing molecules

Inside a living cell, many important messages are communicated via interactions between proteins. For these signals…

Bringing policy and law into fight against buffelgrass

The spread of buffelgrass “rivals climate change and water scarcity as our region’s most pressing environmental…

The sweet taste of innovation

Would that ice-cold bottle of soda taste as refreshing, knowing that it contains 65 grams (5…

Sensing sweetness on a molecular level

Whether it’s chocolate cake or pasta sauce, the sensation of sweetness plays a major role in…

Ground failure study shows deep landslides not reactivated by 2018 Anchorage Quake

Major landslides triggered by the 1964 magnitude 9.2 Great Alaska earthquake responded to, but were not…

Cracking the mystery of nature's toughest material

Nacre, the rainbow-sheened material that lines the insides of mussel and other mollusk shells, is known…

How to spot a wormhole (if they exist)

A new study outlines a method for detecting a speculative phenomenon that has long captured the…

Too many older adults readmitted to hospitals with same infections they took home

About 15% of hospitalized older adults will be readmitted within a month of discharge. …

Earthquakes in slow motion

A survey of slow-slip events in Cascadia reveals new insight into the recently discovered phenomenon. …

Ground failure study shows deep landslides not reactivated by 2018 Anchorage Quake

Major landslides triggered by the 1964 magnitude 9.2 Great Alaska earthquake responded to, but were not…