Why send teens into space? They are the ideal astronaut candidates: They are less likely to grasp the inherent risks involved in space travel, so might be less terrified to know they are about to be … [+5566 chars]
Illustration of Psyche Spacecraft with Five-Panel Array NASA/JPL-Caltech/Arizona State Univ./Space Systems Loral/Peter Rubin NASA's Psyche asteroid mission -- the agency's first mission designed to… [+2639 chars]
A total of 1,038 publicly available ocean microbial community genomes (metagenomes) were collected at 215 globally distributed sites. Credit: GEBCO, NOAA, CHS, OSU, UNH, CSUMB, National Geographic, D… [+4272 chars]
Whether or not a solid can emit light, for instance as a light-emitting diode (LED), depends on the energy levels of the electrons in its crystalline lattice. An international team of researchers led… [+2992 chars]
In a recent study published online in The Plant Cell, Prof. Yang Wenqiang's research team from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IBCAS) has reported the critical role of the… [+3137 chars]
Illustration of Psyche spacecraft with five-panel array NASA/JPL-Caltech/Arizona State Univ./Space Systems Loral/Peter Rubin NASA's Psyche asteroid mission -- the agency's first mission designed to… [+2642 chars]
To many of us, cells are the building blocks of life, akin to bricks or Legos. But to biologist Regan Moore, a former Ph.D. student in Dan Kiehart's lab at Duke, cells are so much more: they're busy … [+1909 chars]
All cell membranes in the human body have embedded proteins that serve as sensors, messengers or as a means of transporting and regulating substances going in and out of the cell. Transport proteins … [+7178 chars]
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question youd like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. How many ice ages has the Earth had, and could … [+4358 chars]
The Antarctic midge might be smaller than a pea, but its the continents largest land animaland only native insect. The midge has clearly evolved to survive in extreme conditions, yet a warming climat… [+2781 chars]
Ryan Knapp The last few days have seen a parade of planets lined up in the night sky with Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, and the moon all visible — a planetary alignment that won’t happen ag… [+4107 chars]
Summary: Findings reveal the molecular mechanism for acetylcholine in learning and memory. Source: Fujita Health University Patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have lower levels of the neuromodu… [+7224 chars]
