Animals that take advice from bacteria
The larvae of many marine creatures drift in plankton, then settle to the seafloor and transform into adults. Bacteria often help the critters pick where to settle — and that…
How amino acids drive mussel power
The distance between lysine and dopa in a protein decides how bivalves hold their own against even the mightiest of waves
Noisy bubbles, drug battle Alzheimer’s
Researchers use ultrasound to increase the effectiveness of treatment that reduces the plaques associated with Alzheimer's
They make plastic edible
With genes from two bacteria and a rat, E. coli produces the main ingredient of vanilla
Apocalypse then
A space rock demolished an ancient Middle Eastern city – possibly inspiring the Biblical story of Sodom