First look at how hallucinogens bind structurally to serotonin receptors
Credit: Kim et al./Cell Although hallucinogenic drugs have been studied for decades, little is known about the underlying mechanisms in ...
CNIC researchers discover a mechanism allowing immune cells to regulate obesity
Researchers at the CNIC have discovered a mechanism explaining how macrophages regulate obesityCredit: CNIC Macrophages are immune system cells. They ...
Self-imaging of a molecule by its own electrons
Mapping the atomic motion during a molecular vibrationCredit: MBI Berlin One of the long-standing goals of research on the light-induced ...
Detaching and uplifting, not bulldozing
Credit: ETH Zurich For a long time, geoscientists have assumed that the Alps were formed when the Adriatic plate from ...
Curve at tip of shoes eases movement but may lead to weaker muscles, problems
Researchers say toe springs in shoes may come at a costCredit: Freddy Sichting The toe of most shoes, especially sneakers, ...
How 13 billion years of cosmic evolution has ultimately led to intelligent life
New book illustrates up-to-date findings in cosmology and exobiologyCredit: World Scientific In March 1995, Ben Zuckerman and Matt Malkan hosted ...
Higher dementia risk in women with prolonged fertility
Credit: Photo by Ragnhild Larsson and Johan Wingborg Women with a longer reproductive period had an elevated risk for dementia ...
Climate change threatens Komodo dragons
Credit: Achmad Ariefiandy, Komodo Survival Program. The world's largest lizard, the Komodo dragon, could be driven to extinction by climate ...
Potential target identified for migraine therapy
Credit: Department of Molecular Neuroscience,TMDU Tokyo, Japan -- Migraines affect millions of people worldwide, often lasting days and severely disrupting ...
Ecological economy to tackle a climate change-fueled economic model
The economist Joan MartÃnez Alier (ICTA-UAB) reflects on being awarded the Balzan Prize for Environmental ChallengesCredit: ICTA-UAB Economist Joan MartÃnez ...
New partnership to build advanced predictive testing for blood cancer multiple myeloma
Credit: Ray Lohan/RCSI Thursday, 17 September 2020: By combining genomic testing and next generation sequencing technology, a new partnership led ...
Princeton researchers discover how worms pass down knowledge through the generations
Coleen Murphy found the key to multi-generational pathogen avoidance: a small RNA called P11Credit: Illustration by Rachel Kaletsky, Rebecca Moore ...
Ocean acidification puts deep-sea coral reefs at risk of collapse
Credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Deep-sea coral reefs face challenges as changes to ocean chemistry triggered by climate change ...
Discovery of microbes with mixed membranes sheds new light on early evolution of life
Credit: Marianne Baas Changing skins Cells are surrounded by a layer of membrane lipids that protect them from changes in ...
Research shows potential of gene editing in barley
Credit: Pixabay An international team of plant scientists have shown the potential to rapidly improve the quality of barley grain ...
Sturdy fabric-based piezoelectric energy harvester takes us one step closer to wearable electronics
Credit: KAIST KAIST researchers presented a highly flexible but sturdy wearable piezoelectric harvester using the simple and easy fabrication process ...
0.5°C of additional warming has a huge effect on global aridity
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - In a new climate modeling study, researchers from ...
Making space weather forecasts faster and better
UC San Diego engineer Boris Kramer is part of a team that will develop software to forecast space storms.Credit: NASA ...
From plastic to protein powder
Credit: Steve Techtmann/Michigan Tech It's a well-documented fact that we have a plastic problem. Plastic is so ubiquitous in packaging, ...
Biomarker predicts who will have severe COVID-19
- Airway cell analyses showing an activated immune axis could pinpoint the COVID-19 patients who will most benefit from targeted ...