New findings on the power of enzymes could reshape biochemistry
Using a series of more than 1,000 X-ray snapshots of the shapeshifting of enzymes in action, researchers at Stanford ...
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Scientists herald active matter breakthrough with creation of three-dimensional 'synthetic worms'
Researchers have made a breakthrough in the development of 'life-like' synthetic materials which are able to move by themselves like worms. Scientists have been investigating a new class of materials ...
Eager beavers re-engineer a city park in England
In this week's issue of our environmental newsletter, we check out the changes that urban beavers have brought to a ...
Scientists analyze branch patterns in trees and art, from da Vinci to Mondrian
The math that describes the branching pattern of trees in nature also holds for trees depicted in art—and may even underlie ...
Art and science illuminate the same subtle proportions in tree branches
The scale invariance in branch diameter dictates how much smaller a limb should be as it branches and how much investment a tree makes in a few thick branches versus many thin ones. Trees have evolved ...
Ancient DNA Uncovers Missing Link in Indo-European Origins
Ancient DNA analysis provides new insights into our linguistic roots. Where did the Indo-European language family originate?