Watch rappelling robots dive into a lava tube — for science
The three robots worked as a team to enter and map an underground tunnel.Credit: Carlos Pérez-del-Pulgar To explore…
Establishment of chromatin architecture interplays with embryo hypertranscription
Hug, C. B. & Vaquerizas, J. M. The birth of the 3D genome during early embryonic development. Trends…
Multiple oestradiol functions inhibit ferroptosis and acute kidney injury
Reagents Chemicals used for cell death assays were dissolved in DMSO. 17β-oestradiol, testosterone and 2-hydroxyoestradiol were dissolved in…
The genomic origin of the unique chaetognath body plan
Erwin, D. H. The origin of animal body plans: a view from fossil evidence and the regulatory genome.…
These tiny flyers levitate on the Sun’s heat alone
Devices (artist’s illustration) kept aloft by sunlight could take sensors into an understudied layer of the atmosphere.Credit: Schafer…
New discoveries of Australopithecus and Homo from Ledi-Geraru, Ethiopia
Villmoare, B. et al. Early Homo at 2.8 Ma from Ledi-Geraru, Afar, Ethiopia. Science 347, 1352–1355 (2015). ADS …
Countrywide natural experiment links built environment to physical activity
Study design We conducted a countrywide, prospective, longitudinal physical activity study of US residents that evaluated their physical…
Comorbidities associated with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in the United States
Popova, S., Lange, S., Probst, C., Gmel, G. & Rehm, J. Estimation of national, regional, and global prevalence…
Atomic-scale visualization of strain-tailored noncollinear spin textures in an antiferromagnetic ultrathin film
Growth of Mn atomic bilayer on Ag(111) Figure 1a represents the STM topographic overview of 1.0 ± 0.1 atomic layers of…
Exact collective occupancies of the Moshinsky model in two-dimensional geometry
We consider a system of N bosons in a two-dimensional isotropic harmonic potential, interacting with a force proportional…
The proportion of genetic similarity for liability for neuroticism in mother–child and mother–father dyads is associated with reported relationship quality
Participants The sample comprised participants from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), an ongoing population-based…
System dynamics modeling and simulation of exercise-based health promotion in the context of population aging
Simulation mode parameter setting Based on the social support theory, this study sets up five modes (Table 3) for…