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Glassy dynamics model predicts lipid exchange rates across cell membranes
Biological processes that govern our lives are many, intertwined, and often difficult to understand. They involve countless interactions happening at once—molec...
Climate change can alter flower nectar quality and supply, threatening monarch butterfly migration
Monarch butterflies have always been remarkably resilient. Every fall, these delicate orange-and-black travelers set out on a journey so improbable it borders o...
Discovery reveals how acetylation controls key enzyme linked to cancer growth
Researchers from the University of Seville have participated in research to identify the molecular details of the regulation of an enzyme essential for sugar me...
Harnessing nanoscale magnetic spins to overcome the limits of conventional electronics
Researchers at Kyushu University have shown that careful engineering of materials interfaces can unlock new applications for nanoscale magnetic spins, overcomin...
Particle permutation task can be tackled by quantum but not classical computers, study finds
Quantum computers, systems that process information leveraging quantum mechanical effects, are expected to outperform classical computers on some complex tasks....
Refined radiocarbon dating provides clearer timeline of human activity along Cantabrian coast 18,000 years ago
A new study refines radiocarbon dating of marine remains and significantly improves the precision with which the human past of the Magdalenian period in the Can...
Measuring the consequences of plastic contamination
Plastic pollution is everywhere—including where you would least expect it, especially when it's in tiny particle form. Today, scientists are working to measure...
Conservation may not be enough to sustain water supplies, researchers find
As temperatures rise and water supplies drop, public policy could bolster municipal water provisions under pressure. But one policy prescription—pushing conserv...
Safeguarding health for animals and people: Veterinary hospitals make use of UV-C robots and creative education
Drug-resistant bacteria are one of the most urgent health challenges of our time, affecting people, animals, and the environments they share. The University of...
Pig vaccine candidate outperforms leading available treatment in new trials
A vaccine developed to tackle Streptococcus suis, an economically damaging disease endemic in the global pig population, has outperformed a leading commercially...
The art of custom-intercalating 42 metals into layered titanates
A research team affiliated with UNIST has reported a novel synthesis strategy that enables the direct intercalation of a wide range of metal cations into the in...
Scientists observe a 300-million-year-old brain rhythm in several animal species
Sleep is a universal biological state that allows all animals, from mammals to amphibians, fish and even insects, to restore their energy and consolidate knowle...