Scientists Create a New Crystal That Twists Magnetism Into Exotic Swirls

By forcing crystal structures to compete, scientists uncovered a new way to make magnetism twist. Florida State University ...
Scientific American

Why Does Life Keep Evolving These Geometric Patterns?

A global catalog shows how creatures across the tree of life balance rigidity with flexibility in remarkably consistent ways ...
eLife

PKD2L1 channels segregated to the apical compartment are the exclusive dual-mode pH sensor in cerebrospinal fluid-contacting neurons

This is an important study on the sensory roles of Cerebrospinal fluid-contacting neurons (CBF-cn) in mammals. The authors identify PKD2L1 as the predominant pH-sensing channel CBF-cn and show how the ...

Geometry shapes life: Embryo curvature acts as instruction manual for coordinated cell division

Life begins with a single fertilized cell that gradually transforms into a multicellular organism. This process requires ...