Harvesting solar fuels through a bacterium’s unusual appetite for gold
A bacterium named Moorella thermoacetica won't work for free. But UC Berkeley researchers have figured out it has an appetite for gold. And in...
Scientists mimic the earliest stages of human development
Human embryos start as a tiny mass of cells that are all the same. The first step in growing from a homogenous ball of...
Affable apes live longer, study shows
Male chimps that are less aggressive and form strong social bonds tend to live longer, research suggests.
A study of hundreds of captive chimpanzees showed...
Easter Island inhabitants collected freshwater from the ocean’s edge in order to survive
Ancient inhabitants of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) maintained a society of thousands by utilizing coastal groundwater discharge as their main source of "freshwater," according...
Land-locked Atlantic salmon also use magnetic field to navigate
A new study shows that Atlantic salmon use the Earth's magnetic field as a navigational tool -- much like their cousins, Pacific salmon --...
Rapid response needed to limit global warming
The vast majority of computing devices today are made from silicon, the second most abundant element on Earth, after oxygen. Silicon can be found...
Origin of life in membraneless protocells
How life arose from non-living chemicals more than 3.5 billion years ago on Earth is a still-unanswered question. The RNA world hypothesis assumes that...
Oysters at risk from changing climate
Climate change's effect on coastal ecosystems is very likely to increase mortality risks of adult oyster populations in the next 20 years.
That is the...
Giant, jagged ‘ice spikes’ cover Jupiter’s moon Europa, new study suggests
If you're planning a trip to Jupiter's moon Europa, be prepared for a rough landing.
In a study released Monday, scientists say they've found evidence...
Novel functional insight in protein complex, possible new target for antibiotics
Researchers at Utrecht University have gained new insights into the structure and function of a protein complex that maintains the outer membrane of a...
How protein complexes form in the cell
The formation of protein complexes is a highly organised process that does not begin with the "finished" proteins. Studies conducted by researchers at the...
