When the Apollo astronauts landed on the Moon, they brought devices with them called retroreflectors, which…
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Anti-convulsant drug can modify DNA conformation and interact with chromosome proteins
Results of recent studies involving valproic acid, used for decades as an anti-convulsant drug, show that…
Ancient Adelie penguin colony revealed by snowmelt at Cape Irizar, Ross Sea, Antarctica
Researcher Steven Emslie encountered a puzzle at Cape Irizar, a rocky cape located just south of…
Despite high hopes, carbon absorbed by Amazon forest recovery is dwarfed by deforestation emissions
Regrowing forests are absorbing just a small proportion of the carbon dioxide released from widespread deforestation…
Understanding oxygen-reducing enzymes
Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas that plays a central role in the global carbon cycle.…
Boosting public trust in scientists hangs on communications methods
While debate over COVID-19 guidelines and vaccine development has raised skeptics’ eyebrows and undermined confidence, a…
New study finds novel functions of the pyruvate-sensing protein PdhR in E. coli
Organisms, ranging from bacteria to humans, run on an interconnected series of metabolic pathways—with glycolysis being…
Study describes discovery of close binary trans-Neptunian object
A new study authored by Southwest Research Institute scientists Rodrigo Leiva and Marc Buie reveals the…
Record temperatures lure 'heat tourists' to Death Valley National Park
Once he saw that temperatures in Death Valley National Park had hit 130 degrees Fahrenheit, Dan…
Plastic-eating enzyme 'cocktail' heralds new hope for plastic waste
The scientists who re-engineered the plastic-eating enzyme PETase have now created an enzyme ‘cocktail’ which can…