The skin of the earth is home to pac-man-like protists

Pac-Man, the open-mouthed face of the most successful arcade game ever, is much more well-known than…

'Jumping genes' help stabilize DNA folding patterns

“Jumping genes”—bits of DNA that can move from one spot in the genome to another—are well-known…

Blue-emitting diode demonstrates limitations and promise of perovskite semiconductors

University of California, Berkeley, scientists have created a blue light-emitting diode (LED) from a trendy new…

A new twist on quantum communication in fiber

New research done at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, and Huazhang University…

Going with the flow: New insights into mysterious fluid motions

Water issuing from an ordinary faucet tells a complex tale of its journey through a pipe.…

TV provider shifting satellite to high orbit over explosion fears

US authorities said Friday they had granted permission to a TV provider to urgently lift a…

Principles for a green chemistry future

In the most recent issue of the academic journal Science, the case is made for a…

Shaping the social networks of neurons

The three proteins teneurin, latrophilin and FLRT hold together and bring neighboring neurons into close contact,…

With a protein 'delivery,' parasite can suppress its host's immune response

Toxoplasma gondii is best known as the parasite that may lurk in a cat’s litter box.…

Dance of the honey bee reveals fondness for strawberries

Bees are pollinators of many wild and crop plants, but in many places their diversity and…