Medio Ambiente

Benchmarking confidence estimation and rescoring for cyclic peptide-protein complex predictions

21/09/2026 - Cyclic peptides are a rapidly expanding class of therapeutics, but the reliability of deep-learning structure prediction for cyclic peptide-protein complexes has not been systematically evaluated. We...

Questioning the G2 phase in the budding yeast cell cycle with a qualitative and possibilistic model

21/09/2026 - The budding yeast S. cerevisiae , a foundational model for cell cycle studies, exhibits a complex phase organisation (G1, S, G2/M) governed by checkpoints ensuring faithful cellular inheritance....

Macro-level causal discovery from single-time-point observations of ecological dynamical systems

21/09/2026 - Ecologists often aim to uncover causal relations within ecological systems using observational data. However, many studies still rely mainly on correlation-based approaches, which do not support...

Presynaptic mechanism of epileptiform activities in forward-programmed human excitatory neuronal networks

21/09/2026 - Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders, yet the mechanisms controlling seizure termination remain poorly understood. In particular, why rhythmic spike-wave discharges decelerate...

Epigenetic characterization and manipulation of rare circadian neuron subtypes

21/09/2026 - The molecular circadian clock ticks away similarly in several distinct locations throughout the Drosophila head and body, yet regulation of this clock and specifically that of master transcription...

Billions in rare earth elements may be hiding in America’s coal ash

18/09/2026 - Scientists are looking to diatoms, sea sponges, and plants for a cleaner way to recover rare earth elements and other valuable minerals hidden inside coal ash, red mud, and mine tailings. The...

This deep-sea enzyme survives heat that destroys most proteins

19/09/2026 - A deep-sea microbe uses an exceptionally heat-resistant enzyme to turn atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia at temperatures that would destroy most proteins. Its unusual structure and a newly observed...

New chemical wipes out 95% of termites without harming humans

19/09/2026 - A chemical that stops drywood termites from building new exoskeletons killed about 95% of colonies in testing, offering a potentially safer alternative to traditional fumigation. Because termites...

Drought and Productivity Trends in Freshwater Flooded Forest Swamps in the North American Coastal Plain

18/09/2026 - Climate change has resulted in an increase in drought conditions within the southeastern United States, impacting a variety of ecosystems and species, including the freshwater flooded forest swamps...

nHOTAIRM1 scaffolds ANXA11-dependent assemblies to drive axonal mRNA localization in human motor neurons

18/09/2026 - Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are well recognized as regulators of neuronal development and function, yet their integration into canonical axonal transport pathways, an essential component of spatial...

Multiomics Reveals IGF-1 c.258A > G Reduces Triacylglycerol Containing Medium-Chain Fatty Acid in Milk

18/09/2026 - Fatty acid composition of milk triacylglycerol (TAG) is important for neonatal growth. We previously identified a synonymous mutation widely distributed in human populations, IGF-1 c.258A > G, which...

Protecting tropical forests is more cost-effective for biodiversity and climate than restoration

17/09/2026

Scientists find a natural gut compound that helps heal the intestine

17/09/2026 - A natural compound produced by gut bacteria after digesting foods such as pomegranates, walnuts, and berries may help repair and protect the intestinal lining. The discovery reveals a surprising...

Anak Krakatau blasts ash nearly 10 miles high

17/09/2026 - Anak Krakatau erupted for more than 24 hours in early September, sending volcanic ash up to 50,000 feet into the atmosphere. The ash cloud shut down eight airports, disrupted nearly 3,000 flights,...

Scientists discover a mysterious new frog hiding in the Amazon

17/09/2026 - Scientists discovered a new frog species in the flooded forests of the western Amazon, distinguishing it from nearly identical relatives through DNA and its unique call. Adenomera varcena highlights...

This popular fermented food may help flush nanoplastics from the body

17/09/2026 - A kimchi-derived bacterium can bind to nanoplastics under gut-like conditions and may help carry them out of the body. In mice, the probiotic more than doubled the amount of nanoplastics detected in...

Developmentally programmed loss of long-range Polycomb interactions is regulated by cohesin

17/09/2026 - Distal regulatory elements (DREs), such as enhancers, can regulate genes across megabase-long distances, presumably via coming into close spatial proximity. The establishment of new transcriptional...

Additive genes contribute to yield heterosis in rice

17/09/2026 - The molecular mechanisms underlying heterosis remain unresolved, largely owing to the scarcity of accurately identified heterosis-associated genes. Here, we systematically investigate the inheritance...

Marine bacteria cooperate to break down complex algal carbohydrates

16/09/2026

Plug-in solar panels still have safety risks in the UK despite legalisation

17/09/2026 - Plug-in solar panels offer reduced bills and can help boost renewable energy on Great Britain's grid, but concerns around their safety remain

Scientists turn seawater into fresh water without harmful brine

16/09/2026 - Scientists have developed a solar-powered desalination system that turns seawater into fresh water while removing nearly all of the leftover salt as a solid instead of producing harmful brine. The...