Pioneering research sheds surprising new light on evolution of plant kingdom
A new study has uncovered intriguing insights into the evolution of plant biology, effectively rewriting the history of how they evolved over the past billion...
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Taxpayers should foot the bill if EU demands efficient removal of pharmaceuticals from wastewaters
Public sector should pay if EU demands efficient removal of pharmaceuticals from wastewaters, according to researchers at the Centre for Antibiotic Research, CARe, at the...
Novel titanium dioxide catalyst support for electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction
The conversion of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), a greenhouse gas, to useful resources such as carbon monoxide, formic acid, and methanol and their byproducts is...
Large herbivores keep invasive plants at bay
Large herbivores can protect local nature by eating and trampling on biodiversity-threatening invasive plant species.Credit: Suryoday Singh Mann Large herbivores can protect local nature by...
Dr. Niels Schröter wins ERC Starting Grant
This is the first ERC Starting Grant to be hosted at the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics. ChiralTopMat aims to provide the direct experimental...
KMOU scientists develop an energy-efficient wireless power and information transfer system
Industrial Internet of Things (IIoTs) refers to a technology that combines wireless sensors, controllers, and mobile communication technologies to make every aspect of industrial production...
IKIDS child health research gets another boost in funding
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Seven years after an initial $17.9 million award from the National Institutes of Health, the Illinois Kids Development Study at the University...
Clarissa Campbell and Barbara Maier at CeMM receive ERC Starting Grants
Two scientists at the CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences have received prestigious ERC Starting Grants from the European...
Scientists synthesize new organometallic “sandwich” compound capable of holding more electrons
Organometallic compounds, molecules made up of metal atoms and organic molecules, are often used to accelerate chemical reactions and have played a significant role in...
Most species are rare. But not very rare
Halle/Saale, Fort Lauderdale. More than 100 years of observations in nature have revealed a universal pattern of species abundances: Most species are rare but not...
Uncovering thalassemia diversity in southern china through next-generation sequencing
Around 5.2% of the global population carries abnormal hemoglobin genes . Each year, 300,000 to 500,000 children are born with severe hemoglobinopathies worldwide, with approximately...
Invasive Alien Species Pose Major Global Threats to Nature, Economies, Food Security and Human Health: IPBES report
The severe global threat posed by invasive alien species is underappreciated, underestimated, and often unacknowledged. According to a major new report by the Intergovernmental Platform...
IOP Publishing appoints Dr. David Gevaux as Chief Editor of Reports on Progress in Physics
IOP Publishing (IOPP) has appointed Dr. David Gevaux as the first Chief Editor of Reports on Progress in Physics. Taking up the post from the...
New scalable, etching-based technique for precise tuning of microdisk lasers
Micro- and nanodisk lasers have recently emerged as promising optical sources and probes for various applications in the fields of nanophotonics and biomedicine. Their ability...
$26M NIH grant addresses environmental influences on child health
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Backed by a $26 million federal grant, researchers at three Michigan universities, a leading health care system, and a state agency...
