Proteins are often portrayed as elegant molecular machines with a single, well-defined structure. In reality, many proteins constantly shift among several conformations, flickering between shapes...
AI datacenters are approaching a point where adding more processors no longer guarantees faster results. As machine-learning models expand across hundreds or thousands of accelerators,...
Storing renewable energy remains one of the central challenges of the clean-energy transition. Solar panels and wind turbines can generate electricity without burning fossil fuels,...
A previously underexplored population of immune cells in the bone marrow may help explain why some patients with multiple myeloma or acute myeloid leukemia respond...
Skyrmions—tiny magnetic vortices that can be moved by electric currents—have taken a major step toward becoming practical components in future computers and data-storage systems. Researchers...
A new cohort study of older adults suggests that physical fitness may be a powerful and measurable indicator of longevity. Published in JAMA Network Open,...
Bananas may soon become easier to manage from harvest to supermarket shelf, thanks to a newly identified genetic switch that controls how quickly their stored...
Tetralogy of Fallot, the most common form of cyanotic congenital heart disease, may be influenced by genetic changes hidden outside protein-coding genes. A study led...
For decades, the fastest route to a new medicine, advanced material, or industrial chemical has often depended on a reaction that chemists can perform reliably...
Rice straw, often treated as agricultural waste, may be one of the most powerful tools available for storing carbon in flooded croplands. An 11-year field...
Why Humans Reread Sentences That AI Finds Easy Some sentences seem to glide through the mind, while others bring reading to a sudden halt. The...
Postoperative endophthalmitis, a rare but potentially devastating infection inside the eye, fell by 64.4% after a hospital introduced a comprehensive surgical safety culture program, according...
Floral fragrance is often treated as a charming but superficial feature of ornamental plants. In reality, scent is a complex biological signal that can attract...
Astrocytes, the star-shaped cells that support and nourish neurons, may possess a far greater capacity for self-repair than scientists once believed. In a study published...
A quiet warning is emerging from the expanding edges of China’s cities. In the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei urban agglomeration, landscapes undergoing the shift from countryside to city...
