Researchers say that a complex carbohydrate found in moss looks a bit like the gut-friendly, health-promoting beta glucan found in oats and other cereals
The team determined the first crystal structure for a neuropeptide Y receptor, deciphering the thousands of carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, and other atoms involved with it and how they bind to one another
In preclinical tests, researchers from UNC-Chapel Hill and Oregon Health and Sciences University showed how a new compound can immobilize sperm temporarily without side effects
A new study published online Apr. 18 in Nature shows that corals on the northern Great Barrier Reef experienced a catastrophic die-off following the extended marine heatwave of 2016