Loggerhead sea turtles host diverse community of miniature organisms

Researchers found that more than double the number of organisms than previously observed live on the…

Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast 1 June 2020

Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast 1 June 2020 Click here for…

Let Us Recommit – Letter To Members Of The American Association for the Advancement of Science

Let us recommit – Letter To Members Of The American Association for the Advancement of Science …

COVID-19 outbreak lasts days longer for each day's delay in social distancing

A new analysis of COVID-19 outbreaks in 58 cities has found that places that took longer…

Study seeks to optimize comfort for patients removed from ventilators at end of life

A recently published paper reports on a study of the palliative ventilator withdrawal (PVW) procedure performed…

Loss of land-based vertebrates is accelerating

Analysis of thousands of vertebrate species reveals that extinction rates are likely much faster than previously…

New biosensor visualizes stress in living plant cells in real time

Plant biologists have developed a new nanosensor that monitors foundational mechanisms related to stress and drought.…

Why asteroids Bennu and Ryugu have their signature 'spinning-top' shapes

Scientists with NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission, OSIRIS-REx, are gaining a new understanding of asteroid…

In-home antibody test shows promise; recovering surgery patients at risk from coronavirus

The following is a brief roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel…

Across the cell membrane

Aquaporins and glucose transporters facilitate the movement of substances across biological membranes and are present in…