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Sloshing liquefied natural gas in cargo tanks causes higher impact forces than expected
What happens if liquefied natural gas (LNG) hits the wall of the cargo tanks in a ship? New research from the team of physicist Devaraj van der Meer from the Un...
How gut bacteria control immune responses
Bacteria in the human gut can directly deliver proteins into human cells, actively shaping immune responses. A consortium led by researchers at Helmholtz Munich...
Cryo-EM structures reveal conformational dynamics behind AP-4 membrane trafficking
Adaptor protein (AP) complexes play central roles in intracellular vesicular trafficking by coupling cargo selection to vesicle formation. AP-4, an important me...
From fleeting to stable: Scientists uncover recipe for new carbon dioxide-based energetic materials
When materials are compressed, their atoms are forced into unusual arrangements that do not normally exist under everyday conditions. These configurations are o...
Sea levels are rising—but in Greenland, they will fall
Even as global warming causes sea levels to rise worldwide, sea levels around Greenland will likely drop, according to a new paper published in Nature Communica...
AI tool Helixer identifies genes in newly sequenced organisms
Researchers at Forschungszentrum Jülich and Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf have developed a tool that could significantly transform genome research: Helix...
Changes to cougar diets and behaviors reduce their competition with wolves in Yellowstone, study finds
A new study shows that interactions between wolves and cougars in Yellowstone National Park are driven by wolves stealing prey killed by cougars and that shifts...
New data show reduced overall PFAS exposures in subarctic ocean
Beginning in the early 2000s, some of the most common and well-studied PFAS were phased out through a combination of industry shifts and international regulatio...
How NASA is homing in from space on ocean debris
In late 2025, scientists reported that for the first time, they were able to detect concentrations of plastic pollution on land using NASA's Earth Surface Miner...
AI agents streamline discovery of safer, more efficient solid electrolytes for batteries
Solid-state batteries are widely viewed as a key technology for the future of energy storage, particularly for electric vehicles and large-scale renewable energ...
Environmental conditions can influence evolution of gut microbiomes in African herbivores
A study of wild African herbivores offers new insight into how environmental conditions—not just diet and anatomy—can influence the evolution of gut microbes th...
Tapping the engines of cellular electrochemistry and forces of evolution
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have a unique resource in the form of the Center for Biomolecular Condensates at the McKelvey School of Engine...