A new study finds that students who are known as “high achievers” and take highly competitive…
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Playing the publishing ‘game’: Making the most of reviewers’ comments
Reviewer comments on a scientific manuscript may seem critical and personal to authors, but they are…
Chromosome mechanics guide nuclear assembly
A protein that crosslinks the DNA to allow proper nuclear envelope reformation.
Leprosy turns the immune system against itself, study finds
Leprosy hijacks our immune system, turning an important repair mechanism into one that causes potentially irreparable…
Bleats and trills evolved multiple times to aid in ‘caller ID’
Sheep, giant pandas, mouse lemurs, and fur seals all have something in common when it comes…
As Tolstoy noted (sort of), all unhappy microbiomes are unhappy in their own way
The bacterial communities that live inside everyone are quite similar and stable when times are good,…
Why patients with shingles feel pain
The immune mechanisms triggered by shingles when it is reactivated, changing the way that sensory neurons…
More solar power thanks to titanium
Earth-abundant, cheap metals are promising photocatalytic electrode materials in artificial photosynthesis. A team of scientists now…
Human-made fossil methane emission levels larger than previously believed
A team of researchers spent seven weeks in Antarctica collecting and studying 2,000-pound samples of glacial…
Monitoring network traffic more efficiently
Researchers have come up with a new approach to network monitoring that provides great flexibility in…