Category: 7. Science

(MEMPHIS, Tenn. – December 22, 2025) G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) are proteins triggered by ligands (protein-binding chemicals) from outside cells to transmit signals inside the cell. These signals are…

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For a half century, the iconic “Lucy” fossil species, Australopithecus afarensis, has held the title of being the most likely direct ancestor of all humans.

But as the list of ancient human relatives has grown and more fossils have been…

The northern lights may put on another show across the U.S. tonight as speedy solar wind from an Earth-facing coronal hole is forecast to spark minor (G1) geomagnetic storm conditions, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…

Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, may not have a subsurface ocean after all.

That’s according to a re-examination of data captured by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, which flew by Titan dozens of times starting in 2004. By 2008, all the…

When a supernova explodes, it doesn’t destroy its companion star — or any planets that might be orbiting it.

What has DESI found so far?

Baltay: It has added to the idea that we need new physics to explain our observations.

More than 20 years ago, my friend Saul Perlmutter [Baltay’s longtime collaborator, and a 2011 Nobel laureate] helped to show that…

Adding low-cost gelling agents to anti-icing fluids could keep grounded aircraft ice-free for longer. The new anti-icing fluids, developed by researchers in the UK, form supramolecular polymers that can prevent ice forming on aircraft wings for…

Verticillin A is notoriously hard to build…