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Food, not sex, drove the evolution of giraffes’ long neck, new study finds
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Why do giraffes have such long necks? A study led by Penn State biologists explores how...
Suissa study has high hopes for plant-ant partnerships
Collaborations across research disciplines can lead to unexpected breakthroughs and discoveries. Collaborations across species lead to unexpected evolutionary paths of...
LJI scientists develop new method to match genes to their molecular ‘switches’
LA JOLLA, CA—Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have developed a new computational method for linking molecular marks...
Kessler Foundation scientist Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD, receives Fred Foley Award for contributions to cognitive research in multiple sclerosis
East Hanover, NJ – June 3, 2024 – Nancy D. Chiaravalloti, PhD, has been awarded the 2024 Fred Foley Award...
Development of revolutionary color-tunable photonic devices
A team at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), spearheaded by Professor Su Seok Choi and Ph.D. candidate Seungmin...
LIST to help develop gas sensors for everyday products under new Horizon Europe project
The Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) will be coordinating a new Horizon Europe project, called AMUSENS, aimed at...
The coldest lab in New York has a new quantum offering
There’s a hot new BEC in town that has nothing to do with bacon, egg, and cheese. You won’t find...
Wire snare removal in protected areas is labor-intensive but effective – and essential to solving the Southeast Asian snaring crisis
Snaring – a non-selective method of poaching using wire traps – is widespread in tropical forests in Southeast Asia. Snaring...
Researchers unveil sperm release mechanism in bryophytes
Using liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha) as a model, researchers led by Prof. LI Hongju from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental...
Fungus breaks down ocean plastic
A fungus living in the sea can break down the plastic polyethylene, provided it has first been exposed to UV...
New catalyst brings commercial high-efficiency zinc-air batteries closer to reality
The effective conversion from fossil fuel-based to renewable energy sources requires cost-efficient, high-capacity, rechargeable batteries. Zinc-air batteries (ZAB) can theoretically...
Paving the way for hydrogen from algae enzymes
Ligands on the cluster facilitate hydrogen productionCredit: RUB, Marquard Ligands on the cluster facilitate hydrogen production “Iron-sulphur () clusters are...
KTU’s new food technology set to transform senior care in nursing homes
Dehydration is one of the main problems faced by many older people due to psychological, cognitive, and swallowing disorders affecting...
The unexpected connection between brewing coffee and understanding turbulence
In 1883 Osborne Reynolds injected ink into water in a short, clear pipe to observe its movement. His experiments showed...
400,000-year-old stone tools designed specifically for butchering fallow deer, following the disappearance of elephants
Credit: Tel Aviv University The unique stone tools were made of flint from the Mountains of Samaria, which were probably...
How sharks survived a major spike in Earth’s temperature
The sharks we know today as the open ocean’s top predators evolved from stubby bottom dwellers during a dramatic episode...
New flexible crystals for optical tuning with multiple deformation options
In recent years, significant strides to enhance the functionality and adaptability of devices have been taken in the field of...
Groundbreaking progress in quantum physics: how quantum field theories decay and fission
An international research team around Marcus Sperling, a researcher at the Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, has sparked interest...
Genetic editing of ideal small grain size genes enables fully mechanized hybrid rice breeding
In a study published in Nature Plants, Prof. LI Yunhai from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of...
New study finds popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs associated with reduction in incidence and recurrence of alcohol-use disorder by at least half
CLEVELAND—A new study by researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine reveals that the popular diabetes and...
