Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 16, April 2025. SignificanceHuman excitatory amino acid transporter 3 (EAAT3) pumps L-glutamate, L-aspartate, and L-cysteine into cells using ion gradients. Its dysfunction is associated with neurological pathologies, and it is activated in cancers. Here, we examine the …Read MoreContinue Reading
The comic book-to-movie adaptation is far from a fine art. In this hero-centric cinematic world, moviemakers and actors are inclined to bend the rules and break away from the source material when bringing characters to the big screen. Indeed, many writers, directors, and stars have all but ignored the comicsContinue Reading
This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Greece is home to some of the world’s most extraordinary heritage sites. These range from ancient buildings — such as the extraordinary monasteries of Meteora, perched high on sandstone pinnacles, and the Parthenon temple in Athens — to the pretty, pastel-huedContinue Reading
Eldoret, Kenya — “Watch her,” says the man with the stopwatch, nodding toward the far end of the sun-cracked track. It’s a Saturday morning in March at the dilapidated stadium in the city of Eldoret, high above the Great Rift Valley in western Kenya. I follow the man’s gaze toContinue Reading
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NASA’s SpaceX 32nd Commercial Resupply Services Launch – YouTube Watch On SpaceX will launch its next robotic resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) early Monday morning (April 21), and you can watch the action live. A Falcon 9 rocket topped with an uncrewed Dragon cargo capsule is scheduledContinue Reading
Alongside my ChatGPT journey, I’ve also been focusing heavily on learning Italian. That’s why I recently changed my iPhone language to Italian. Che bello. However, as soon as I switched my device’s language, Apple Intelligence disappeared. Weird, right? After all, Apple Intelligence is available in several different languages, starting withContinue Reading
Heavy drinking doesn’t just damage your liver. New research says it may also shrink your brain, impair memory, and take years off your life. A recent study has drawn a compelling connection between long-term alcohol use and brain lesions linked to cognitive decline and earlier mortality. The research was ledContinue Reading
Most people are well aware of the three main states of matter: solids, liquids, and gases. Some might even know about plasma, a fourth state made of charged particles and found throughout the universe. But how about swirlons? Does the phrase Rydberg polaron mean anything to you? As scientists expandContinue Reading
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