New piece of the puzzle increases understanding of speciation
Credit: Patrik Larsson Speciation is important because it increases biodiversity. A thesis from the University of Gothenburg examines the speciation process in multiple marine species...
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Waste into wealth: Harvesting useful products from microbial growth
Credit: The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State university Ancient alchemists dreamed of transforming base materials like lead into gold and other valuable commodities. While such...
Friends fur life help build skills for life
Dogs put the fun into learning vital social skillsCredit: UBC Okanagan A new UBC Okanagan study finds children not only reap the benefits of working...
Skoltech’s recent achievement takes us one step closer to Mars
Credit: Skoltech Scientists from the Skoltech Center for Computational and Data-Intensive Science and Engineering (CDISE) and the Skoltech Digital Agriculture Laboratory and their collaborators from...
3D microscopy clarifies understanding of body’s immune response to obesity
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers who focus on fat know that some adipose tissue is more prone to inflammation-related comorbidities...
Haotian Wang named Sloan Research Fellow
Chemical and biomolecular engineer among 128 early career innovatorsCredit: Rice University HOUSTON - (Feb. 17, 2021) - Chemical and biomolecular engineer Haotian Wang of Rice...
Fish diet heats up marine biodiversity hotspot
Credit: Victor Huertas. Scientists have discovered a never-before-seen biodiversity pattern of coral reef fishes that suggests some fishes might be exceptionally vulnerable to environmental change....
Irish-Welsh team to investigate oats
- major grant to develop new climate-resistant varietiesCredit: Swansea University A major European grant has been awarded to partners in Ireland and Wales, including Swansea...
SETI Institute and NASA team up to bring NASA science into the nation’s community colleges
Innovative program to bring NASA subject matter experts, research findings, and educational resources into science classrooms of community collegesCredit: NASA, Tallahassee Community College February 17,...
Genotoxic E. coli ‘caught in the act’
Max Planck researchers and their collaborators reveal transformation of colon organoids in vitroCredit: Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology / Amina Iftekhar Escherichia coli bacteria...
Quantum computer based on Rydberg atoms on the way to prototype
Scientists at the University of Stuttgart develop a quantum computer demonstrator with several hundred qubits based on Rydberg atomsCredit: University of Stuttgart, Celina Brandes Similar...
Wolves, dogs and dingoes, oh my
Credit: Lyn Watson Dogs are generally considered the first domesticated animal, while its ancestor is generally considered to be the wolf, but where the Australian...
An efficient method for separating O-18 from O-16, essential for use in cancer treatment
Credit: Copyright 2021, Nature Communications, Licensed under CC BY 4.0 Positron Emission Tomography (PET) plays a major role in the early detection of various types...
Changing livestock in ancient Europe reflect political shifts
Archaeology shows that politics and economics played a major impact in choosing livestockCredit: Ariadna Nieto-Espinet In ancient European settlements, livestock use was likely primarily determined...
Blueprint for fault-tolerant qubits
Scientists at Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University have designed a circuit for quantum computers which is naturally protected against common errorsCredit: M. Rymarz et...
