Astronomers use the term dark energy to refer to energy in the universe that is unaccounted for by ordinary matter but ...

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Particular ice-nucleating proteins produced by certain bacteria have the ability to control the freezing point of water—so efficiently that no other known material can compete. An interdisciplinary ...

Why some memories persist while others vanish has fascinated scientists for more than a century. Now, new research from the ...

Researchers have visualized at the molecular level how formins bind to the ends of actin filaments. This allowed them to uncover how formins mediate the addition of new actin molecules to a growing ...

Solein isn't a plant or animal protein. It's something else entirely. Merlyn is an editor of news and trending content for Food & Wine's news vertical. Her writing focuses on the intersection of pop ...