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Published Mercury's contraction much greater than thought, new imaging shows - Mercury's Contraction: A Surprising Discovery


New global imaging and topographic data from MESSENGER show that the innermost planet has contracted ...
Published Muscle machine: How water controls the speed of muscle contraction



The flow of water within a muscle fiber may dictate how quickly muscle can contract, according to a ...
Published 3D printing of light-activated hydrogel actuators



An international team of researchers has embedded gold nanorods in hydrogels that can be processed t...
Published Unraveling a key junction underlying muscle contraction



Using powerful new visualization technologies, researchers have captured the first 3-D images of the...
Published Heart over head? Stages of the heart's cycle affect neural responses



Optimal windows exist for action and perception during the 0.8 seconds of a heartbeat, according to...
Published Scientists learn how to control muscles with light



Researchers developed a way to help people with amputation or paralysis regain limb control. Their o...
Published Effects of highly pathogenic avian influenza on canids investigated - Effects of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza on Canids Investigated


Researchers have revealed the effects of high pathogenicity avian influenza virus infection on an Ez...
Published New study decodes one of the living world's fastest cell movements - New Study Decodes One of the Living World's Fastest Cell Movements



Heliozoan axopodia are important for their motility. However, the underlying mechanism of their axop...
Published Gene mutation may explain why some don't get sick from COVID-19


People who contract COVID-19 but never develop symptoms -- the so-called super dodgers -- may have a ...
Published Chemists, engineers craft adjustable arrays of microscopic lenses



A team has created minuscule lenses that it can expand or contract in mere seconds -- modifying thei ...
Published Foodborne-pathogen Listeria may hide from sanitizers in biofilms



An estimated 1,600 people in the U.S. contract a serious infection from Listeria bacteria in food ea ...
Published Blood flow makes waves across the surface of the mouse brain



Researchers have, for the first time, visualized the full network of blood vessels across the cortex...
Published Marriage in Minoan Crete - Marriage in Minoan Crete: A Look into Ancient Greek Culture


An international team of researchers achieves completely new insights into Bronze Age marriage rules...
Published Division of labor affects the risk of infection



An international research team reports that, given the same genetic makeup, individual behavior alon...
Published Breakthrough discovery sheds light on heart and muscle health



The human heart, often described as the body's engine, is a remarkable organ that tirelessly beats t...
Published Big impacts from small changes in cell



Tiny things matter -- for instance, one amino acid can completely alter the architecture of the cell...
Published A new twist on artificial 'muscles' for safer, softer robots



Engineers have developed a new soft, flexible device that makes robots move by expanding and contrac...
Published Deep machine-learning speeds assessment of fruit fly heart aging and disease, a model for human disease



Drosophila -- known as fruit flies -- are a valuable model for human heart pathophysiology, includin...
Published The bat's ability to convert energy into muscle power is affected by flight speed - The Bat's Ability to Convert Energy into Muscle Power is Affected by Flight Speed



Small bats are bad at converting energy into muscle power. Surprisingly, a new study led by Lund Uni...
Published Muscle fibers: An unexpected organization revealed - Muscle Fibers: An Unexpected Organization Revealed



Researchers have just made the unexpected discovery of a novel organization of muscle fibers in Paro...