Understanding how molecules interact with ions is a cornerstone of chemistry, with applications from pollution detection and ...

Proteins form the structural and functional backbone of the cell, and any perturbation in their synthesis can disrupt normal ...

The researchers identified the structure of this machine, the mitochondrial pyruvate carrier (MPC), and 50 years since its discovery, have shown how it operates like the lock on a canal to transport ...

Fifty years since its discovery, scientists have finally worked out how a molecular machine found in mitochondria, the ...

A new study led by researchers at the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at Institute of Science Tokyo has uncovered a surprising role for calcium in shaping life's earliest molecular structures.

Researchers have produced the most detailed image to date of a bacteriophage -- phage for short -- that has allowed them to see for the first time the structural makeup of the part of the phage that ...

The idea to charge for parking is being spurred on by newly identified repairs that the town’s parking structures are expected to require over the next 10 years. An estimated $12.6 million in repairs, ...

Apr. 18, 2025 — A new study suggests that early-life exposure to two widespread environmental pollutants -- small particle air pollution and outdoor artificial light at night -- could increase ...

Researchers have zoomed in on the area surrounding the supermassive black hole lurking at the center of our galaxy, and made a fascinating discovery: a structure of "strange filaments" driving a ...

While the presence and significance of melanin have long been accepted, its exact chemical makeup remains unclear. Melanin has an inherent diversity of structure and complexity, making understanding ...