Decoding protein assembly dynamics with artificial protein needles

Protein assembly is essential for the formation of ordered biological structures, but imagine engineering one. This…

Organic light emitting diodes operated by 1.5 V battery

Researchers at Institute for Molecular Science, and University of Toyama, in Japan, report an efficient organic…

Dog brains can distinguish between languages

Dog brains can detect speech and show different activity patterns to familiar and unfamiliar languages, according…

Scientists coolly recall fiery volcano visit

Far above the populated towns on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands, off the coast of…

Purple-crowned fairy wrens exhibiting unusual breeding behaviour

What gets birds in the mood to knock feathers? It’s the unexpected question ecologists and researchers…

Bacterial genome is regulated by an ancient molecule

We are all collections of cells, each cell containing the instructions—our DNA—to become any other cell.…

Synthetic gene circuits that improve stem cell quality

Because iPS cells can be made into just about any cell type in the body, they…

Study: More education needed on impact of sexting

Nearly 40 percent of young people across a sample of just over 6,000 participants spanning 11…

A single molecule makes a big splash in the understanding of the two types of water

It plays a fundamental role in human existence and is a major component of our universe,…

New Year's science in space for a healthier life

Another year passes, and our muscles, bones, eyes and ears deteriorate as we age—even more so…