Many wild southern sea otters in California are infected with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, yet the…
Category: Phys.org
Phys.org
How red-eared invaders are hurting California's native turtles
In the summer of 2011, visitors to the University of California, Davis, Arboretum may have witnessed…
New images from asteroid probe offer clues on planet formation
Photographs snapped by a shoebox-sized probe that explored the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu have offered new clues…
San Francisco Zoo brings red-legged frogs back to Yosemite
A healthy population of red-legged frogs is hopping in Yosemite National Park, helped by a reintroduction…
Amazon fires stir bitter dispute over who is to blame
As fires raged in the Amazon rainforest, the Brazilian government on Thursday denounced international critics who…
NASA's aqua satellite finds a weaker Chantal, now a depression
Over the last day, winds outside of Tropical Storm Chantal have been weakening the storm in…
Biomaterials smarten up with CRISPR
The CRISPR-Cas system has become the go-to tool for researchers who study genes in an ever-growing…
The case for retreat in the battle against climate change
When it comes to climate change, moving people and development away from at-risk areas can be…
New tool mines scientific texts for fusion protein facts
A new computational tool called ProtFus screens scientific literature to validate predictions about the activity of…
Structure of protein nanoturbine revealed
Cells rely on protein complexes known as ATP synthases or ATPases for their energy needs. Adenosine…