Microtubule bundles can spontaneously beat and synchronize under the influence of the molecular motor kinesin.
The world's longest-running study of wild parrots is opening new windows into the minds and behaviors of these vocal birds.
A mutant protein identifies pancreatic cysts that will become adenocarcinomas.
New research suggests a mechanism by which two different types of T cells develop in the thymus.
As the shuttle makes its final orbits, scientist-astronaut Kathleen Rubins focuses on the future.
22 July 2011, Vol. 333, #6041
Projecting coral reef futures, carbon release linked to the end-Triassic mass extinction, understanding parrot talk, and more.
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