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The impact of the protein degradation system on DNA damage recognition and repair Credit: Kobe University An international research team has clarified the regulatory mechanism...

Breakthrough material makes pathway to hydrogen use for fuel cells under hot, dry conditions

Innovative proton conductor developed to be effective at high temperaturesCredit: Los Alamos National Laboratory, University of Stuttgart (Germany), University of New Mexico, and Sandia National...

Silver linings: Adding silver to the nanoclusters can do wonders for their luminescence

Credit: Takane Imaoka, Kimihisa Yamamoto of Tokyo Institute of Technology Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology have discovered that a silver-doped platinum thiolate nanometal complex...

Study confirms dark coating can reduce satellite reflectivity

Credit: NAOJ Observations conducted by the Murikabushi Telescope of Ishigakijima Astronomical Observatory confirmed that dark coating can reduce satellite reflectivity by half. There are concerns...

Magnetic bacteria as micropumps

Credit: Photograph: Science Photo Library Cancer drugs have side effects, so for many years, scientists have been exploring ways to transport the active substances to...

Using Earth’s history to inform the search for life on exoplanets

UC Riverside-led team looks back to find life beyondCredit: NASA/JPL-Caltech UC Riverside is leading one of the NASA Astrobiology Program's eight new research teams tackling...

Natural reward theory could provide new foundation for biology

Credit: LE Gilbert A link between evolution over short time frames (microevolution) and long time frames (macroevolution) that could open new approaches to understanding some...

What are schools doing to feed students during COVID-19-related closures?

A nationwide assessment of child nutrition administrative agencies’ initial responses to meal service provision during COVID-19 pandemic-related school closures, published in the Journal of Nutrition...

Study shows why some people may become seriously ill from meningococcal bacteria

Credit: Francesco Righetti Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have come one step closer toward understanding why some people become seriously ill or die from...

Research brief: Global trends in nature’s contributions to people

Credit: Kate Brauman from the University of Minnesota In a new study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a research...

Microbes to demonstrate biomining of asteroid material aboard space station

Researchers are putting mining methods to the test in microgravity to see if asteroids could provide a vast new source of valuable materials and trace...

Scientists discover how COVID-19 virus causes multiple organ failure in mice

UCLA researchers study the disease’s systemic effects Credit: JCI Insight/UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center UCLA researchers are the first to create a version of...

Deep rooted — mother’s empathy linked to ‘epigenetic’ changes to the oxytocin gene

Modification of the oxytocin gene is correlated with personal distress, an emotional response related to empathy, scientists showCredit: Akemi Tomoda from University of Fukui, Japan...

Kessler Foundation awarded COVID crisis funding for Spinal Cord Injury Program

Emergency funding provided by the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation enables the continuation of Kessler inpatient spinal cord injury education series in accordance with COVID-19 health...

I see you: Honey bees use contagious and honest visual signal to deter attacking hornets