Two-pore channels (TPCs) are ancient ion channels present in the cells of both animals and plants. In animals, including humans, these ion channels play important roles in biological activities in va… [+4315 chars]
WASHINGTON A senator and former astronaut said he did not expect Russia to perform another test of an antisatellite weapon because of the debris that posed a risk to that countrys own satellites as w… [+5408 chars]
NASA is asking the public to comment on an environmental assessment for its Mars sample return effort. The project, a collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA), aims to bring to Earth sampl… [+2810 chars]
An astrophotographer captured a beautiful picture of two planets aligned in the sky above Rome — and a little rain didn't stop him. Gianluca Masi spotted Venus and Jupiter hiding behind a thin cloud… [+2382 chars]
Spatiotemporal regulation of multistep enzyme reactions through compartmentalization is essential in studies that mimic natural systems such as cells and organelles. Until now, scientists have used l… [+4222 chars]
Figure 1. Audible sound-induced generation of transient domains and spatiotemporally controlled cascade reaction networks. Credit: Institute for Basic Science Unhackneyed compartmentalization genera… [+5022 chars]
During the last ice age, glaciers covered vast portions of North America. But some regions, including areas of the southern Appalachians and the Gulf Coast, had more temperate climates in which plan… [+3418 chars]
According to SpaceRef, "Earth's outer shell consists of about 15 shifting blocks of crust," that have been moving over millions of years to form the continents and unique landforms that currently exi… [+1235 chars]
Infectious diseases such as malaria remain a leading cause of death in many regions. This is partly because people there dont have access to medical diagnostic tools that can detect these diseases (a… [+5085 chars]
ByPreston Dyches, NASA/JPLMay 2, 2022 Whats Up for May? The planets of dusk and dawn, a lunar eclipse, and the Coma star cluster. Sky chart showing Mercury low in the western sky on May 2, accompan… [+4945 chars]
It's hard to understand just how truly big something is without seeing it, or at least having something to compare it to. Understanding how large objects can be in space is a common problem for some… [+883 chars]
With the extinction of large, non-flying dinosaurs 66 million years ago, large herbivores were missing on Earth for the subsequent 25 million years. Since plants and herbivorous animals influence eac… [+2727 chars]
