It has recently become clear just how important membraneless organelles are for cells. Now biochemists at…
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New function in a protein of plants essential to developing drought-tolerant crops
Researchers at the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) and the University of Málaga (UMA) have discovered…
'Lucky' observation: Scientists watch a black hole shredding a star
A NASA satellite searching space for new planets gave astronomers an unexpected glimpse at a black…
Otherworldly worms with three sexes discovered in Mono Lake
Caltech scientists have discovered a new species of worm thriving in the extreme environment of Mono…
Recycling rates could rise significantly with this simple tweak
Have you ever thought about what happens to the empty Coke cans and food takeout containers…
How fungus-farming ants could help solve our antibiotic resistance problem
For the last 60 million years, fungus-growing ants have farmed fungi for food. In their cultivation…
Living coral cover will slow future reef dissolution
A team led by David Kline, a staff scientist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, asked…
Orangutans can play the kazoo – here's what this tells us about the evolution of speech
A kazoo might seem a world away from the spoken word. But our ability to produce…
Spider silk: A malleable protein provides reinforcement
Why are the lightweight silk threads of web spiders tougher than most other materials? Scientists from…
Get ready for more interstellar objects, astronomers say
Gregory Laughlin and Malena Rice weren’t exactly surprised a few weeks ago when they learned that…