Multitasking proteins: Unexpected properties of galectin-3
A new study, published in Biochemistry this week, examines the biomechanics of sugar-seeking proteins. Specifically, it delves into galectin-3's interaction with glycosaminoglycans (GAG) and...
Smiling baby monkeys and the roots of laughter
When human and chimpanzee infants are dozing, they sometimes show facial movements that resemble smiles. These facial expressions -- called spontaneous smiles -- are...
Scientists convert carbon dioxide, create electricity
This graphic explains novel method for capturing the greenhouse gas and converting it to a useful product -- while producing electrical energy.Credit: Cornell University
While...
First evidence of legendary China flood may rewrite history
Fourteen skeletons of victims killed by earthquake in Cave dwelling F4 at Lajia site excavated in 2000. Credit: Cai Linhai
Geologists have found the first...
Fresh look at burials, mass graves, tells a new story of Cahokia
New studies offer insight into the people who lived, died and were buried in mass graves in the pre-Columbian city of Cahokia, near present-day...
Sunflowers move by the clock
Sunflowers near the UC Davis campus in Yolo County, northern California. Growing sunflowers face dawn in the morning and swing west during the day....
Study reveals hidden pollution exchange between oceans and groundwater
Researchers at The Ohio State University and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have created the first-ever map of key regions of "submarine groundwater discharge," where...
Three new species identified amongst the Tegu lizard family
Tupinambis cryptus from Trinidad's Northern Range.Credit: John Murphy; CCAL
The golden tegu lizard, previously thought to be a single species, may actually comprise four distinct...
Melting ice sheet could release frozen Cold War-era waste
The northeast portal to Camp Century during construction in 1959 is shown. Credit: U.S. Army
Camp Century, a U.S. military base built within the Greenland...
Flying robots could someday help artists create outdoor murals
You may have heard of plans to use drones for delivering packages, monitoring wildlife, or tracking storms. But painting murals?
That’s the idea behind a...
How proteins control gene expression by binding both DNA and RNA
Proteins that bind DNA or RNA are usually put in different categories, but researchers at Umeå University in Sweden and Inserm in France recently...
