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Molecular & Computational biology Aug 7, 2024

Scientists take atomic look at a protein complex that grants access to our DNA

To transcribe the information contained in our genes or to repair the dozens of breaks that occur daily in our DNA, our enzymes must be able to directly access the DNA to perform their functions. However, in the cell nucleus, ...

Plants & Animals Aug 7, 2024

Bacterial gut diversity improves the athletic performance of racehorses

The composition of gut bacteria of thoroughbred racehorses at one month old can predict their future athletic performance, according to a new study from the University of Surrey. In the study, foals with lower bacterial diversity ...

Superconductivity Aug 7, 2024

Team fabricates world's highest-performance superconducting wire segment

Our future energy may depend on high-temperature superconducting (HTS) wires. This technology's ability to carry electricity without resistance at temperatures higher than those required by traditional superconductors could ...

Nanomaterials Aug 7, 2024

New system enhances mechanical stability of nanofiber-based bioelectrodes

Flexible electronic devices based on electrospun nanofiber membranes (ENM) are attracting significant attention due to their high biocompatibility and excellent mechanical performance. However, patterning conductive materials ...

Environment Aug 7, 2024

Modern aircraft emit less carbon than older aircraft, but their contrails may do more environmental harm

Modern commercial aircraft flying at high altitudes create longer-lived planet-warming contrails than older aircraft, a new study has found.

Plants & Animals Aug 6, 2024

Fishing disrupts squaretail grouper mating behavior, study finds

Populations of squaretail grouper face an uncertain future as new research shows fishing that targets their spawning sites is causing males to be repeatedly scared away from their territories during their short mating meetups.

Environment Aug 6, 2024

Tundra vegetation to grow taller, greener through 2100, study finds

Warming global climate is changing the vegetation structure of forests in the far north. It's a trend that will continue at least through the end of this century, according to NASA researchers. The change in forest structure ...

Plants & Animals Aug 6, 2024

Living with a killer: How an unlikely mantis shrimp-clam association violates a biological principle

When clams gamble on living with a killer, sometimes their luck may run out, according to a University of Michigan study.

Social Sciences Aug 6, 2024

Research reveals how ordinary people can become 'situational heroes'

How we view real-life "heroes" is changing according to new research, with more of a focus on acting heroically in certain situations, rather than being a heroic person.

Plants & Animals Aug 6, 2024

How plants become bushy, or not: New study sheds light on hormone that controls branching

For many plants, more branches means more fruit. But what causes a plant to grow branches? New research from the University of California, Davis shows how plants break down the hormone strigolactone, which suppresses branching, ...

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