The disappearance of a retired Air Force general who once oversaw billions of dollars in military research has drawn federal investigators into the search and fueled ...

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The way a key cellular motor works at an atomic level has been uncovered by simulations conducted by RIKEN biophysicists.

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For decades, scientists have tried and failed to explain how the force that binds the heart of atoms together really works.

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When load increases steadily, so does friction, but in the realm of magnetization dynamics, things aren’t so simple.

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Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University have uncovered a previously unknown system of internal "trade winds" that help cells rapidly move essential proteins to the front of the cell, ...

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