Science
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UK conditions are ideal for evolving vaccine-resistant covid variants
By Michael Le Page People meet in central London as restrictions lift in England on 19 July Wiktor Szymanowicz/Anadolu Agency…
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Yet another lake in the Western U.S. drops to record low water levels
Water levels in the southern part of Utah’s Great Salt Lake have dropped to the their lowest levels ever recorded,…
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Termite gut microbes can help turn toxic wood into biofuels
By James Urquhart Formosan-termit “Coptotermes formosanus” invasive termite, nicknamed the super-termite because of its destructive habits; Shutterstock ID 1078415000; purchase_order:…
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Who gets to be called an astronaut? It’s complicated
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos may have started his own private spaceflight company, funded the development of new rockets and capsules,…
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Should you be worried about Covid if you’re vaccinated? Experts explain breakthrough cases
A series of recent coronavirus infections among vaccinated athletes and government staffers has focused attention on an apparent rise in…
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Skull and vertebral bone marrow are myeloid cell reservoirs for the meninges and CNS parenchyma
Getting around the blood–brain barrier The meninges comprise three membranes that surround and protect the central nervous system (CNS). Recent…
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Heterogeneity of meningeal B cells reveals a lymphopoietic niche at the CNS borders
Getting around the blood–brain barrier The meninges comprise three membranes that surround and protect the central nervous system (CNS). Recent…
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Revealing enzyme functional architecture via high-throughput microfluidic enzyme kinetics
Go big or you’ll get lost Rational mutagenesis is a common approach to investigating or engineering enzyme function in vitro,…
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Retinal waves prime visual motion detection by simulating future optic flow
Developing neurons practice for real life As a mouse runs forward across the forest floor, the scenery that it passes…
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In the frugal last meal of a man 2,400 years ago, scientists see signs of human sacrifice
When the Tollund Man was discovered in a bog in Denmark 71 years ago, he was so well preserved that his…
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