Scientists discover cold-loving proteins called cryorhodopsins that could help control brain cells with light.

Researchers at the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) have shown how a minimal change in a single ion channel increases the sensitivity of sensory cells in the inner ear. Even soft sounds ...

million wisdom teeth are removed every year, but the process of sending them to a biobank could be very simple.

In the frozen reaches of the planet—glaciers, mountaintops, and icy groundwater—scientists have uncovered strange ...

Imagine the magnificent glaciers of Greenland, the eternal snow of the Tibetan high mountains, and the permanently ice-cold ...

New microbial sensors? CryoRs are sensors for UV irradiation and are also capable of inward proton translocation modulated by ...

Rare blue proteins from cold-adapted microbes can serve as prototypes to design molecular on-off switches for cells ...

It’s a remarkable turnaround for Nicky who, to the outside world, might have seemed like a capable high-flier holding down a ...

Imagine the magnificent glaciers of Greenland, the eternal snow of the Tibetan high mountains, and the permanently ice-cold groundwater in Finland. As ...