Life on Earth Depends on Networks of Ocean Bacteria
Nanotube bridge networks grow between the most abundant photosynthetic bacteria in the oceans, suggesting that the world is far more interconnected than anyone realized.
You Are Getting Sleepy—Tagged Proteins May Point to Why
The identification of SNIPPs, a set of proteins found primarily at the brain’s synapses, brings science closer to understanding why we need to sleep.
What if Sex Is Just a Garbage Dump for Genetic Mutations?
Sex might help natural selection purge excessive mistakes from our genes.
How the Body’s Trillions of Clocks Keep Time
Cellular clocks are almost everywhere. Clues to how they work are coming from the places that they’re not.
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