Chemistry
Hubble captures the galaxy’s biggest ongoing stellar fireworks show
In the mid-1800s, mariners sailing the southern seas navigated at night by a brilliant star in the constellation Carina. The...
New study solves mystery of salt buildup on bottom of Dead Sea
Credit: NASA/Hubble WASHINGTON--New research explains why salt crystals are piling up on the deepest parts of the Dead Sea's floor,...
Researchers discover genetic mutation behind serious skull disorder
CORVALLIS, Ore. - A collaboration led by scientists at Oregon State University, the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom...
Two-degree climate goal attainable without early infrastructure retirement
But achieving 1.5-degree climate-stabilizing goal requires power plants and other energy infrastructure to be retired earlyCredit: Public domain Washington, DC--If...
Current pledges to phase out coal power are critically insufficient to slow climate change
Credit: Udo Schlög The Powering Past Coal Alliance, or PPCA, is a coalition of 30 countries and 22 cities and...
Coupled proteins
How human cells react to external signals and further process themCredit: © Thomas Splettstoesser (www.sci-style.com) Researchers from Heidelberg University and...
World’s smallest MRI performed on single atoms
Magnetic Resonance Imaging enables to scan the magnetic field of single atoms with unprecedented resolutionCredit: Philip Willke et al Researchers...
Researchers clock DNA’s recovery time after chemotherapy
In the time it takes for an Amazon Prime delivery to arrive, cells damaged by chemotherapy can almost completely fix...
‘Oumuamua is not an alien spacecraft
New analysis, co-led by UMD astronomer, suggests a natural origin for our first interstellar visitorCredit: ESO/M. Kornmesser On October 19,...
Hubble captures cosmic fireworks in ultraviolet
Credit: NASA, ESA, N. Smith (University of Arizona, Tucson), and J. Morse (BoldlyGo Institute, New York) Hubble offers a special...
BioSA — Bridging the gap with biodegradable metals
Credit: Project BioSA Millions of patients all over the world undergo surgical procedures related to bone defect repair every year....
Simulating quantum systems with neural networks
Credit: A. Nagy and A. Anelli (EPFL) Even on the scale of everyday life, nature is governed by the laws...
Combing nanowire noodles
A new technique lets researchers make thousands of nanowires, capable of recording intracellular signals, at the same timeCredit: Lieber Group,...
Danish researchers create worldwide solar energy model
Photovoltaic installations will have a huge impact on future energy systems, so it is crucial to know their performance at...
New metalloenzyme-based system allows selective targeting of cancer cells
RIKEN researchers have developed a promising method to deliver a drug to cancer cells without affecting surrounding tissues, involving a...
Theoretical physicists unveil one of the most ubiquitous and elusive concepts in chemistry
SISSA scientists provide a rigorous quantum mechanical explanation of the concept of atomic oxidation number and solve a long-standing conundrum...
‘Committed’ CO2 emissions jeopardize international climate goals, UCI-led study finds
Existing, planned fossil fuel-burning infrastructure must be retired early, replaced Irvine, Calif. - The nations that have signed agreements to...
Spiraling filaments feed young galaxies
New data from the Keck Observatory show gas directly spiraling into growing galaxiesCredit: Adam Makarenko/W. M. Keck Observatory Galaxies grow...
Pharmaconutrition — Modern drug design for functional studies
Bitter (taste) receptor with health effect?Credit: Dr. Antonella Di Pizio / Leibniz-LSB@TUM Antonella Di Pizio and Maik Behrens of the...
Radio telescope ALMA finds earliest example of merging galaxies
Credit: National Astronomical Observatory of Japan Researchers using the radio telescope ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) observed signals of oxygen,...
