FLRT receptors act as ‘context identifiers’ that control the formation of different signaling complexes to regulate brain development. So far, research has focused on the extracellular domain of thes… [+1545 chars]
Scientists dont really agree on a definition for life. We may recognize life instinctively most of the time, but any time we try to nail it down with set criteria, some stubborn counterexample spoils… [+44477 chars]
This week marks the tenth anniversary of the first big survey of microbial diversity in the human body, published in Nature by the Human Microbiome Project (HMP) Consortium, of which I was a member. … [+4874 chars]
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How did life begin? The answer may lie in the hot springs of WA's arid northwest. The vast Ngarla country, also known as the Pilbara, has a long memory. Ancient jade, basalt and granite boiled up fr… [+3571 chars]
<ul><li>Astronomy researchers have identified what may be the first identification of a single black hole drifting across the galaxy.</li><li>Two teams of researchers studied studied six years of Hub… [+5307 chars]
The ancestors of some of the largest galaxy clusters have been hiding in plain sight. New work led by Carnegie's Andrew Newman demonstrates a new technique for identifying the precursors of the most … [+3704 chars]
The Thwaites Glacier, nicknamed the "doomsday" glacier, is losing ice at a rate not seen in more than 5,500 years, according to a new study, raising concerns about the Florida-sized glacier's future … [+2838 chars]
How molecules bind to a surface is of central importance in chemical reactions, making the possibility of studying binding configurations in isolated nanosystems of great interest. A Freiburg researc… [+2533 chars]
JAXA, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, is carving out a niche for itself in sample-return missions. Their Hayabusa mission was the first mission to sample an asteroid when it brought dust f… [+5977 chars]
A new study says in the past 30 years, two major glaciers in Antarctica have been losing ice at their fastest rates over the last 5,500 years and can contribute as much as 3.4 metres of global sea le… [+2274 chars]
Astronomers observing the fastest nova ever recorded have discovered that it reverberates periodically like a struck bell, with the unusual energetic phenomenon driven by a white dwarf feeding from a… [+5827 chars]
