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New research combines two powerful imaging techniques to study the complete structure of a common aGPCR, including how its long and complex extracellular region interacts with the transmembrane region embedded in the cell surface. The different ...

Researchers have demonstrated the high accuracy of their newly developed typhoon observation device that can be dropped from an aircraft into the eye of a typhoon. This kind of device, called a dropsonde, measures storm's atmospheric conditions as it ...

By taking advantage of a 'giving up' behavior exhibited by zebrafish, the ability to image the fish's entire brain, and a unique virtual reality system, a team of researchers found where ketamine acts in the zebrafish brain: at supporting cells ...

The Pacific Gas & Electric Company has secured a conditional commitment for a loan guarantee for $15 billion from the Department of Energy's loan's office.

A new approach is needed to tackle the interlinked crises afflicting the planet, scientists warn.

For nearly two years, trash has been smoldering in a long-dormant portion of Chiquita Canyon due to the rare chemical reaction.

WHAT'S HAPPENING TODAY: Good afternoon and Happy Monday readers! With the official start to the winter season just days away, we are still keeping our eyes peeled this week for the administration's liquefied natural gas exports report and the EPA's . ...

Rainfall patterns are changing, crops are ripening earlier, and the normal rhythms of farming have fallen off - exactly as climate scientists warned ...

Three years after a raw sewage spill, residents living near L.A.'s Hyperion wastewater plant say they are still dealing with foul odors and health issues.

Researchers have uncovered unexpected diversity in the genetic processes that determine the sex of the African clawed frog, a significant discovery in what was already one of the most widely studied amphibians in the world.