Edited by Christopher F. Chabris, Union College, Schenectady, NY, and accepted by the Editorial Board September 17, 2015 (received for review April 1, 2015) ...

To understand the breadth of enterococcal diversity, we examined little-sampled (non-clinical, non-human) environments, including those minimally impacted by human habitation or pollution. To maximize ...

Ritual activity is commonly argued to have played an important role in the development of complex sociopolitical formations worldwide. In the Central Andes, where ritual apparently contributed to both ...

A mutation in salt-induced kinase 3 (hSIK3-N783Y) is identified in a human subject exhibiting the natural short sleep duration trait. A mouse model carrying this homologous mutation demonstrates ...

Contributed by David B. Lobell; received February 5, 2025; accepted April 3, 2025; reviewed by Elizabeth Ainsworth and Francois Tardieu This contribution is part of the special series of Inaugural ...

Clownfishes are an iconic group of 28 species that are famous for their bright color patterns and mutualism with sea anemones. Yet no ecological variable has been identified that can explain clownfish ...

Highlighting the importance of TrmA and TruB and their respective modifications, m 5 U54 and Ψ55 are the only two modifications found within every E. coli tRNA (9, 11).In this model organism, the trmA ...

Two common findings from past research on sleep duration are that people who sleep too little suffer from various health consequences and that people from some cultures often have sleep durations that ...

Understanding how ecosystems respond to ubiquitous microplastic (MP) pollution is crucial for ensuring global food security. Here, we conduct a multiecosystem meta-analysis of 3,286 data points and ...

In tropical and subtropical waters where Trichodesmium flourishes, Fe concentrations generally are very low and often limit its growth. Our results imply that, contrary to previous results obtained ...

The origin of lunar water is still the subject of significant debate. Proposed explanations include a primordial component, delivery by asteroids and comets, and production on the lunar surface by ...