PALM is an an ultrahigh-precision visible light microscopy technique that enables scientists to photo-actively fluoresce and image individual proteins.
Self-assembling and self-organizing systems are the Holy Grails of nanotechnology, but nature has been producing such systems for millions of years. A team of scientists has taken a unique look at how thousands of bacterial membrane proteins [...]

 Cats are those mysterious, lovely, intrepid adventurers that so many of us love and cherish.  (Pics)
 

Bighorn sheep
A 700-mile security wall under construction along the United States’ border with Mexico could significantly alter the movement and “connectivity” of wildlife, biologists say, and the animals’ potential isolation is a threat to populations of some species.

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Three-colour composite image of the Omega Nebula
The Omega Nebula, sometimes called the Swan Nebula, is a dazzling stellar nursery located about 5500 light-years away towards the constellation of Sagittarius (the Archer). An active star-forming region of gas and dust about 15 light-years across, the nebula has recently spawned a cluster of massive, hot stars. The [...]

For the first time, neuroscientists have located the neurons responsible for fear conditioning in the mammalian brain

Fear is a powerful emotion, and neuroscientists have for the first time located the neurons responsible for fear conditioning in the mammalian brain. Fear conditioning is a form of Pavlovian, or associative, learning and is considered to be a [...]

A supernova occurs when a massive star more than 50 times the mass of the Sun dies in a powerful bright explosion
Two dying stars at the edge of the universe and further away than any detected to date have been discovered using a new imaging technique.
 

Easter Island soil provided the anti-ageing chemical
A miraculous ‘elixir of youth’ which could extend the human life span by more than a decade is being developed by scientists.  The anti-ageing pill was created from a chemical found in the soil of Easter Island  -  one of the most remote and mysterious places on the planet.  [...]

Oregon Spotted Frog
Kneeling on the edge of a tank the size of a child’s wading pool, Harry Greer thrust his arm into the cool water and scooped up three frogs.  Greer smiled like a proud parent as the tiny green and black spotted frogs squirmed in his hand. He bragged about how he had raised [...]

Even as regulators crack down on abusive mortgage and credit card practices, another type of lending threatens to mire consumers in a credit trap.It’s called “courtesy overdraft” and has long been used by banks to automatically pay transactions that account holders don’t have the money to cover — and then charge them a steep fee. [...]