Quantum vortex study recognized as finalists for prestigious Eureka Prize
Australian physicists seeking to unlock valuable future quantum technologyCredit: Pixabay FLEET physicists from Monash University and the University of Queensland ...
Biodiversity increases plant decomposition rate; should be factored into climate models, study finds
Credit: Akira S. Mori, Yokohama National University The afterlife of plant matter plays a significant role in ecosystems, as a ...
Microbiome-based technologies drive multibillion-dollar market
New research field promises to transform food production and treatment of diseases; a global panel of experts unified concepts to ...
Naked prehistoric monsters! Evidence that prehistoric flying reptiles probably had
The debate about when dinosaurs developed feathers has taken a new turn with a paper refuting earlier claims that feathers ...
Evolutionary and heritable axes shape our brain
Credit: Valk/ MPI CBS The location of a country on the earth says a lot about its climate, its neighboring ...
Fine-tuning stem cell metabolism prevents hair loss
Credit: Sara Wickström A team of researchers from Cologne and Helsinki has discovered a mechanism that prevents hair loss: hair ...
Memory training for the immune system
Credit: Graphics: Dr. Marco Ataide After an infection of the human body with a pathogen, a cascade of reactions will ...
Looking at evolution’s genealogy from home
Münster University researchers develop web app for comparing genomesCredit: Erk Wibberg Evolution leaves its traces in particular in genomes. Pinpointing ...
New study finds novel functions of the pyruvate-sensing protein PdhR in E. Coli
Credit: Microbial Genomics, Tokyo Tech Organisms, ranging from bacteria to humans, run on an interconnected series of metabolic pathways--with glycolysis ...
Scientists precisely measure total amount of matter in the universe
UC Riverside-led team's technique relied on determining the mass of galaxy clustersCredit: Mohamed Abdullah, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A ...
Water at the end of the tunnel
How methanogens are able to render oxygen molecules harmlessCredit: S. Engilberge and T. Wagner Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas ...
Cell therapy designed to treat inflammatory bowel disease
The research has yielded highly encouraging results, and studies in animal models have already begunCredit: Nuria González. UPV/EHU. The results ...
Analysis of wild tomatoes elucidates genetic basis underlying fruit traits
Credit: IPK Domestication and subsequent intensive breeding of tomato had a major impact on fruit ripening and the myriad metabolic ...
Salute the venerable ensign wasp, killing cockroaches for 25 million years
Credit: George Poinar Jr., Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - An Oregon State University study has identified four new species ...
Copycat plant booster improves on nature
Credit: © 2020 KAUST; Boubacar A. Kountche and Jian You Wang A molecule that can mimic the function of zaxinone, ...
Oligomeric materials to enhance water splitting
Credit: Marcos Gil-Sepulcre (ICIQ) Researchers from the Llobet group have developed a new molecular material made out of oligomers and ...
Snakes disembowel and feed on the organs of living toads in a first for science
Credit: Winai Suthanthangjai While the majority of snakes would normally swallow their prey whole, the Small-banded Kukri Snake seems to ...
New extreme ultraviolet facility opens for use
A new machine to probe the ultrafast motion of matter is the first of its kindCredit: © 2020 Springer Nature ...
Fungal compound inhibits important group of proteins
Zebrafish embryos elucidate unknown effect for cercosporamideCredit: Jelmer Hoeksma, copyright Hubrecht Institute Researchers in the group of Jeroen den Hertog, ...
AI technology can predict vanadium flow battery performance and cost
Credit: LI Tianyu Vanadium flow batteries (VFBs) are promising for stationary large-scale energy storage due to their high safety, long ...