How a stretchy protein senses forces in cells

How does skin hold you in? How do heart cells beat together? Researchers at the University of California, Davis, Department ...
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How Do Social Structures Shape Your Well-Being?

Systemic, structural change has always been a part of the perspective of the Greater Good Science Center. In a 2022 essay, editor Jeremy Adam Smith defines structural forces in the context of our work ...
Space.com

Space Force's mysterious X-37B begins 'aerobraking' to lower orbit. Here's how it works (video)

In a rare show of openness about the X-37B, Boeing Space released a video detailing how the space plane's aerobraking maneuvers help change its orbit. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...
Nature

How did assaults on science become the norm — and what can we do?

Gretchen T. Goldman is the president and chief executive of the Union of Concerned Scientists, based in Washington DC. The scientific community needs to recognize these trends and fight back in every ...