A research group has discovered that in mammals, a protein kinase A (PKA) promotes wakefulness, while protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) and calcineurin promote sleep. This study revealed that the balance ...

Although it is less abundant than carbon dioxide, methane gas contributes disproportionately to global warming because it ...

Although it is less abundant than carbon dioxide, methane gas contributes disproportionately to global warming because it ...

Reactions that can combine more than two molecular pieces in one go are a powerful way to build complexity quickly and save ...

Iron sulfides in hot springs around volcanic vents on land could have provided carbon in the form the earliest life needed to ...

A new study reveals iron sulfides in early Earth's hot springs catalyzed CO₂ reduction into organic molecules, potentially ...

Conceptual illustration of terrestrial hot springs on early Earth (Illustration by Alex Bosoy, Design & Illustration, LLC) ...

An international team of scientists has published a study highlighting the potential role of iron sulfides in the formation of life in early Earth's terrestrial hot springs. According to the ...