Scientists model protein behavior of archaeal viruses to crack protein folding mystery

Scientists from the Pacific Quantum Center of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) report that the slipknot-structure…

Earth to reach temperature tipping point in next 20 to 30 years, new study finds

Earth’s ability to absorb nearly a third of human-caused carbon emissions through plants could be halved…

Early COVID-19 lockdowns had less impact on urban air quality than first believed

The first COVID-19 lockdowns led to significant changes in urban air pollution levels around the world,…

'Ocean 100': Small group of companies dominates ocean economy

Most of the revenues extracted from use of the world’s oceans is concentrated among 100 transnational…

NORAD Air Defense Exercise Planned for National Capital Region

DefenceTalk The North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct Falcon Virgo, a routine air defense exercise,…

Rare quadruple-helix DNA found in living human cells with glowing probes

New probes allow scientists to see four-stranded DNA interacting with molecules inside living human cells, unravelling…

Wormholes may be lurking in the universe—and new studies are proposing ways of finding them

Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity profoundly changed our thinking about fundamental concepts in physics, such…

What is a protein? A biologist explains

Editor’s note: Nathan Ahlgren is a professor of biology at Clark University. In this interview, he…

Limits of atomic nuclei predicted: Scientists simulate large region of the chart of nuclides

Novel calculations have enabled the study of nearly 700 isotopes between helium and iron, showing which…

Compound from medicinal herb kills brain-eating amoebae in lab studies

Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), a deadly disease caused by the “brain-eating amoeba” Naegleria fowleri, is becoming…