Transverse tubules (T-tubules) play a significant role in muscle contraction. However, the underlying mechanism of their ...

The buttons on the Apple Watch switch apps, activate Apple Pay, open Siri and more. Image: Apple/D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac What do the buttons on the Apple Watch do? The Apple Watch borrows a lot ...

After their daughters left for college, a couple looked to trade their suburban lifestyle for a new house near Helena’s central core. Here’s what they found. By Rachel Wharton Homeowners in the Bronx ...

The Windows Section, which is about 2 square miles in size, is home to some of the largest arches in the park, including North Window, South Window, Turret Arch and Double Arch. It's also considered ...

Diosdado Cabello, Venezuela’s interior minister, is accused by U.S. prosecutors of drug trafficking and is linked to repression at home, yet remains a powerful figure. By Genevieve Glatsky Iran’s ...

Most electromagnetic actuators are rotating motors, or some variation on the theme, like servos. However, it’s possible to do linear actuation with electomagnetics, too. [Adrian Perez] demonstrates ...

At least 45 people in more than 20 states have been infected with salmonella food poisoning linked to the Super Greens brand of diet supplement powder. Beef prices surged 16.4% annually in the ...

Long-overlooked documents housed at London’s Natural History Museum testify to the exchange of information between 18th-century European botanists and their ...

An inherent principle of publication is that others should be able to replicate and build upon the authors' published claims. A condition of publication in a Nature Portfolio journal is that authors ...

Arlington Heights calls for state lawmakers to act on Chicago Bears proposed new stadium Arlington Heights officials called for Illinois lawmakers to get moving on a proposed new Chicago Bears stadium ...