In squid and octopus rhodopsins, acid metarhodopsin (all-trans form) shows light-dependent conversion mainly to the original rhodopsins (11-cis form) at 0°C [16, 17 ], whereas metamelanopsin (all-trans form) is converted to extramelanopsin (7-cis form) in addition to the original melanopsin (11-cis form) [10 ].

Neutron stars are as mysterious as they are fascinating. These city-sized objects are essentially ginormous atomic nuclei.

In the latter, I analyze the distinctions between the media’s response to Larry Stylinson shippers and fan responses, drawing on Matt Hills’s notion of inter-fandom antagonism.

Several times I thought I saw something, but it was only jumpiness. One of the others raised a hesitant false alarm.