In his first year of graduate school, Rice University biochemist Zachary Wright discovered something hidden inside a common piece of cellular machinery that’s essential for all higher order life from yeast to humans.
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Stanford Researchers Use Kilauea Crystals to Understand Hidden Volcano Behavior
Scientists striving to understand how and when volcanoes might erupt face a challenge: many of the processes take place deep underground in lava tubes churning with dangerous molten Earth.
The Climate Changed Rapidly Alongside Sea Ice Decline in the North
During the last glacial period, app. 10,000 – 110,000 years ago the northern hemisphere was covered in glacial ice and extensive sea ice, covering the Nordic seas.
Bacteria in Iron-Deficient Environments Process Carbon Sources Selectively
When humans have low iron levels, they tend to feel weak, fatigued and dizzy.
Hubble Captures Unprecedented Fading of Stingray Nebula
Astronomers have caught a rare look at a rapidly fading shroud of gas around an aging star. Archival data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope reveal that the nebula Hen 3-1357, nicknamed the Stingray nebula, has faded precipitously over just the past two decades.
Biological Diversity Evokes Happiness
Under the current pandemic conditions, activities out in nature are a popular pastime.
