Stable armchairlike hexazine N6 ring in tungsten hexanitride
Credit: Nilesh?P. Salke Tungsten hexanitride with armchairlike hexazine N6 ring has been synthesized by a group of scientists led by...
Research reveals why plant diversity is so important for bee diversity
Delicate balance of energy efficiency and flower morphology are key to co-existence between honey bees and bumble beesCredit: Professor Francis...
Cataloguing genetic information about yams
Credit: S. Yamanaka Yams are a staple food in West Africa, which produces over 90% of the world's yams each...
Social distancing in the natural world: Strategies to detect and avoid disease
Credit: Dominik Scythe on Unsplash The notion of social distancing rose to public prominence approximately a year ago, when health...
Can super-Earth interior dynamics set the table for habitability?
Are super-Earths capable of creating conditions that are hospitable for life to arise and thrive?Credit: Image is courtesy of Yingwei...
Fermilab scientist Josh Frieman awarded American Astronomical Society Fellowship
Credit: courtesy of Josh Frieman Fermilab scientist and University of Chicago Professor Josh Frieman has been awarded an American Astronomical...
Scientists create flexible biocompatible cilia that can be controlled by a magnet
Filaments made of polymer-coated iron oxide nanoparticles are obtained by exposing the material to a magnetic field under controlled temperature;...
RUDN University ecologist suggested a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in animal farming
Credit: RUDN University An ecologist from RUDN University suggested a method to evaluate and reduce the effect of animal farms...
Not a living fossil: How the Coelacanth recently evolved dozens of new genes
Coelacanths gained 62 new genes from traveling DNA that was passed on from other species, new research reveals in a...
UTEP awarded $1 million NNSA grant to expose minority students to nuclear energy industry
Credit: Norman Love. EL PASO, Texas - Students from The University of Texas at El Paso will have more opportunities...
Universal access to preventive drugs could reduce HIV incidence in sub-Saharan Africa
Credit: Gabriel Chamie Universal HIV testing with linkage to treatment and prevention may be a promising approach to accelerate reductions...
‘Defective’ carbon simplifies hydrogen peroxide production
Plasma processing modifies carbon black powder to catalyze valuable chemicalCredit: Tour Group/Yakobson Research Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (Feb. 9, 2021)...
Super-Earth atmospheres probed at Sandia’s Z machine
A step in the search for life elsewhere in the galaxyCredit: Artist image by Eric Lundin; Z firing photo by...
Color is in the eye of the beholder
The evolution of red color vision in lycaenid butterflies linked to coordinated rhodopsin tuningCredit: Image copyright Nanfang Yu (Columbia University)....
UIC researcher awarded $10.15M to develop antibody-based dry eye treatment
Credit: Dr. Sandeep Jain/University of Illinois Chicago Researchers at University of Illinois Chicago have been awarded a five-year, $10.15 million...
Quantum computing enables simulations to unravel mysteries of magnetic materials
Credit: D-Wave A multi-institutional team became the first to generate accurate results from materials science simulations on a quantum computer...
Starling success traced to rapid adaptation
Genetic evolution doesn't always take millions of yearsCredit: Ian Davies, Macaulay Library, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Ithaca, NY--Love them or...
Why ‘warts and all’ Zoom dates spell success
Attraction expert delivers good news for anyone dating during lockdownCredit: Routledge Virtual Zoom dates can lead to more successful long-term...
Astronomers offer possible explanation for elusive dark-matter-free galaxies
UC Riverside-led study finds extreme tidal mass loss in dwarf galaxies formed in a simulationCredit: Stan Lim, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE,...
The pandemic lockdown leads to cleaner city air across Canada, Concordia paper reveals
A study led by master's student Xuelin Tian examining emission levels shows a sharp drop in vehicle pollutants as of...
