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Published Deadly virus structures point toward new avenues for vaccine design - Deadly Virus Structures Point Toward New Avenues for Vaccine Design



By comparing the structures of protein complexes from different lineages of the dangerous Lassa viru...
Published Sea stars able to consume kelp-eating urchins fast enough to protect kelp forests, research shows - Sea Stars: The Unsung Heroes of Kelp Forests


Researchers have provided the first experimental evidence that a species of endangered sea star prot...
Published The future of data storage lies in DNA microcapsules - The Future of Data Storage Lies in DNA Microcapsules



Storing data in DNA sounds like science fiction, yet it lies in the near future. Experts expect the...
Published Early Cretaceous shift in the global carbon cycle affected both land and sea - Early Cretaceous Shift in the Global Carbon Cycle Affected Both Land and Sea


Geologists doing fieldwork in southeastern Utah's Cedar Mountain Formation found carbon isotope evid...
Published How placentas evolved in mammals - How Placentas Evolved in Mammals


The fossil record tells us about ancient life through the preserved remains of body parts like bones...
Published Climate change: Before geoengineering, some fundamental chemistry - Climate Change: Before Geoengineering, Some Fundamental Chemistry


New research examines the chemistry of a proposal to curb climate change's effects -- creating a sun...
Published Glass sponge genome furnishes insights into evolution of biomineralization - Glass Sponge Genome Furnishes Insights into Evolution of Biomineralization



The genome of a glass sponge species suggests that silica skeletons evolved independently in several...
Published Simulation provides images from the carbon nucleus - Simulation Provides Images from the Carbon Nucleus



What does the inside of a carbon atom's nucleus look like? A new study provides a comprehensive answ...
Published Ultrasounds for endangered abalone mollusks - Ultrasounds for Endangered Abalone Mollusks: A Promising Conservation Technique


The world's abalone are threatened, endangered or otherwise vulnerable in nearly every corner of the...
Published Analysis of dinosaur eggshells: Bird-like Troodon laid 4 to 6 eggs in a communal nest - Analysis of Dinosaur Eggshells: Bird-like Troodon Laid 4 to 6 Eggs in a Communal Nest


An international research team has determined that Troodon, a dinosaur very close to modern birds, w...
Published Astronomers find evidence for most powerful pulsar in distant galaxy - Astronomers Discover the Most Powerful Pulsar in a Distant Galaxy


Astronomers using data from the VLA Sky Survey have discovered one of the youngest known neutron sta...
Published Great valley found on Mercury - Great Valley Found on Mercury: A New Discovery in Our Solar System


Scientists have discovered a new large valley on Mercury that may be the first evidence of buckling...
Published Evidence that Saturn's moon Mimas is a stealth ocean world - Evidence that Saturn's Moon Mimas is a Stealth Ocean World


When a scientist discovered surprising evidence that Saturn's smallest, innermost moon could generat...
Published Jupiter's moon Europa may have had a slow evolution - Jupiter's Moon Europa May Have Had a Slow Evolution



Europa may have a metamorphic origin for the ocean. While some scientists speculated this, a researc...
Published Mars's crust more complex, evolved than previously thought - Mars's Crust: More Complex and Evolved Than Previously Thought


A new study finds the original crust on Mars is more complex, and evolved, than previously thought....
Published Pluto's 'heart' sheds light on possible buried ocean - Pluto's 'Heart' Sheds Light on Possible Buried Ocean


Ever since NASA's New Horizons spacecraft flew by Pluto last year, evidence has been mounting that t...
Published How to push, wiggle, or drill an object through sand - How to Push, Wiggle, or Drill an Object Through Sand


Researchers developed a faster and simpler way to model the forces needed to push, wiggle, and drill...
Published Plate tectonic processes in the Pacific and Atlantic during the Cretaceous period have shaped the Caribbean region to this day - Plate Tectonic Processes in the Pacific and Atlantic During the Cretaceous Period Have Shaped the Caribbean Region to This Day



Earthquakes and volcanism occur as a result of plate tectonics. The movement of tectonic plates them...