Month: March 2011

The ocean traps carbon through two principal mechanisms: a biological pump and a physical pump…

Spider venom toxins are useful tools for exploring how ion channels operate in the body….

Physicists have demonstrated an electromechanical circuit in which microwaves communicate with a vibrating mechanical component…

Researchers have created a three-dimensional nanoscale model of a neural circuit using electron microscopy. As…

Stimulation of a distinct brain circuit that lies within a brain structure typically associated with…

Specific traits that distinguish humans from their closest living relatives — chimpanzees, with whom we…

Although thousands of people commit suicide worldwide each year, researchers and doctors do not have…

A polite act shows respect. But a new study of a common etiquette — holding…

Researchers have identified a class of high-strength metal alloys that show potential to make springs,…

Scientists have identified a single genetic mutation in the CUBN gene that is associated with…