Many pathogens exploit host cell-surface glycans. However, precise analyses of glycan ligands binding with heavily-modified pathogen proteins can be confounded by overlapping sugar signals and/or compound with known experimental constraints. ‘Universal ...
The human cerebral cortex houses 1,000 times more neurons than the cerebral cortex of a mouse, but the possible differences in synaptic circuits between these species are still poorly understood. We used 3-dimensional electron microscopy of mouse, macaque ...
The performance of perovskite solar cells with inverted polarity (p-i-n) is still limited by recombination at their electron extraction interface, which also lowers the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of p-i-n perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells. A ~1 ...
The in vivo pathogenicity, transmissibility, and fitness of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant are unclear. We compared these virological attributes of this new variant of concern with those of the Delta (B.1.617.2) variant in a Syrian hamster ...
This researcher was eager to leave academia—but soon she found herself questioning her path
The nutritional value of marine algae will decrease in a warmer world
A new discovery challenges the prevailing view of the boundaries of bacterial cell size
Shallow and deep human subsurface activities contribute to the total subsidence
Nitriles functionalize amines and ammonia under catalytic hydrogenation conditions
Two new studies find little evidence of aging in some turtle species
Global satellite data quantify changes in sediment flux in 414 rivers
The origins of the world’s chief writing system come to life in an illuminating historiography
Tourism fails to compensate for lost timber jobs in protected forests, leading some to theft
Human activities have caused global temperatures to increase by 1.25°C, and the current emissions trajectory suggests that we will exceed 1.5°C in less than 10 years. Though the growth rate of glob...
Although many governments, financial institutions, and corporations are embracing nature-based solutions as part of their sustainability and net-zero carbon strategies, some nations, Indigenous peo...
Without rapid changes to agriculture and food systems, the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change will not be met. Food systems are one of the most important contributors to greenhouse...
Changing the course of Earth’s climate is increasingly urgent, but there is also a concurrent need for proactive stewardship of the adaptive capacity of the rapidly changing biosphere. Adaptation u...
A nickel catalyst couples nitriles with amines and hydrogen to make more highly substituted amines.
Dams have decreased sediment flux in the global north, but land-use changes have increased it in the global south.
Candidatus Thiomargarita magnifica contains compartmentalized genomic material and disrupts conceptions of microbial morphology.
In the wild, the aging rates of reptiles and amphibians range from negligible to fast depending on protective traits and pace of lifestyle.
In the wild, the aging rates of reptiles and amphibians range from negligible to fast depending on protective traits and pace of lifestyle.
A small-molecule activator of a DNA glycolase enzyme generates a new enzymatic function and increases oxidative DNA damage repair.