Research Summaries

Experimental results from RHIC and the LHC suggest that protons are much more complex than a simple arrangement of three quarks held together by

Providing high-quality, publicly accessible sequence data goes hand-in-hand with developing and maintaining the databases and tools that the

Microbes heavily influence the planet’s cycles, but only a fraction have been identified. Characterizing the abundant but largely unknown

Several decades of research have demonstrated the importance of bacterial methanotrophs in carbon cycling processes of lakes, wetlands, and a

Feedbacks of clouds on climate change strongly influence the magnitude of global warming. Cloud feedbacks, in turn, depend on the spatial patterns

When an electron, which is negatively charged, travels through the atomic lattice, just like the attraction between opposite ends of a magnet, the

Wood-decomposing fungi are essential players in breaking down plant biomass in forest ecosystems and could provide important clues on how to more

When a material undergoes a phase change, its atomic structure is re-oriented, and many fundamental material properties can be altered including

Hydraulic fracturing uses high-pressure injection of fresh water and chemical additives deep into the earth to generate extensive fractures in the

Most drugs currently approved for humans are either large proteins or small molecules. Between these two size categories are peptides. Peptides are