The cellular interior is criss-crossed by protein-based cables known as microtubules, each formed from 13 'protofilaments' composed of the protein tubulin. Microtubules are also associated with a host of ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Apr 22, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

A research group from the National Institute for Materials Science has discovered an intriguing phenomenon in which an inorganic layered crystal expanded and contracted by 100 times its original size in a few seconds when ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

May 01, 2013 not rated yet 0

Fertilizing with inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus definitely improves crop yields, but does it also improve the soil?

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 29, 2013 not rated yet 0

More than 160 researchers across 10 European countries joined together, in what is being hailed as the first international project to focus on ocean acidification and its consequences.

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 29, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

A rare stalked jellyfish and an invasive sea-squirt are among the hundreds of species that have been identified by volunteers taking part in a major research project along the North East coast.

Biology - Ecology

Apr 26, 2013 not rated yet 0

An EU court in a much-anticipated ruling Thursday upheld a 2010 ban on seal products, throwing out an appeal by fur traders including native Inuit from Canada and Greenland, and Scottish sporran-makers.

Biology - Ecology

Apr 25, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

What will happen when a plant moves to higher latitudes driven by climate change, potentially leaving behind friends and foes? Will it outcompete local plants, will originally interacting species become re-united, ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 25, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Air pollution from wildland fires and urban and agricultural areas in California is diminishing air quality at Devils Postpile National Monument, according to a recent study published in the journal Atmospheric Environment.

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 23, 2013 4.5 / 5 (2) 0