Biological machinery of cell's 'executioner' yields secrets of its control

Researchers by structural biologists have discovered how the cell switches on an executioner mechanism called necroptosis…

US Southeast Atlantic coast facing high threat of sea-level rise in the next 10 years

New research shows 75% of the Atlantic coast from North Carolina to central Florida will be…

Chemists manipulate the quantum states of gold nanoclusters

Researchers have found a way to control the lifetime of the quantum states of gold nanoclusters…

Remote connections? Detangling entanglement in quantum physics

Quantum computers, quantum cryptography and quantum (insert name here) are often in the news these days.…

Why the southern resident killer whales should have the same rights as people

Each year, the number of southern resident killer whales in the Salish Sea on the Pacific…

Lost graves identified by new archaeology methods

Flinders University archaeologists are using cutting edge subsurface imaging technology to help assist community groups map…

Common oral infections in childhood may increase the risk of atherosclerosis in adulthood

A Finnish 27-year follow-up study suggests that common oral infections in childhood, caries and periodontal diseases,…

Studies link earthquakes to fracking in the central and eastern US

Small earthquakes in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Oklahoma and Texas can be linked to hydraulic fracturing…

What does the future of Kilauea hold?

Ever since Hawaii’s Kilauea stopped erupting in August 2018, ceasing activity for the first time in…

What does the future of Kilauea hold?

Ever since Hawaii’s Kilauea stopped erupting in August 2018, ceasing activity for the first time in…