Pulses raised as new study reveals secrets of the plant that keeps people calm
Credit: John Innes Centre Chemical secrets of a plant used throughout history for its calming effects have been revealed in new research. These new findings...
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Reducing CO2 with common elements and sunlight
Credit: Osamu Ishitani An international collaborative research group including Tokyo Institute of Technology, Universite PARIS DIDEROT and CNRS has discovered that CO2 is selectively reduced...
Creature feature: Twisting cracks impart superhero toughness to animals
Credit: Purdue Universtiy/Erin Easterling WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Super-resilient materials found in the animal kingdom owe their strength and toughness to a design strategy that...
A new toxin in Cholera bacteria discovered by scientists in Umeå
(Umea University) Scientists from Umeå University have now discovered and characterised the structure and function of a so far unknown Vibrio toxin. A team led...
How do tropical cyclones affect the air quality of Hong Kong?
Air quality is one of the major hot topics, receiving considerable attention from the public. Aside from emission sources, the prevailing meteorological conditions constitute another...
Clean power is not enough
Credit: PIK/Luderer&Wodinski Coal power versus wind and solar energy - debates about the Paris climate targets often centre around electricity supply. Yet, even in a...
Why life on Earth first got big
Credit: Emily Mitchell Some of the earliest complex organisms on Earth - possibly some of the earliest animals to exist - got big not to...
Enzyme boost could hasten production of biofuels and other bioprocessed materials
This could lead to cheaper and more environmentally friendly biofuel production and more efficient plastic recycling. Bioprocessing, which uses living cells or their components to...
New mechanism for the plant hormone auxin discovered
Credit: Matouš Glanc Auxin is a hormone that is essential for the development of plants as it controls a wide range of processes from shaping...
‘Electrogeochemistry’ captures carbon, produces fuel, offsets ocean acidification
Limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius will require not only reducing emissions of carbon dioxide, but also active removal of carbon dioxide from the...
Monarchs ride west coast winds: Proof of butterfly migration gathered
Credit: WSU PULLMAN, Wash. - After five years and nearly 15,000 tagged butterflies, scientists now have proof that Monarch butterflies migrate from the Pacific Northwest...
Skeleton formation in young corals documented for first time in multidisciplinary study
The skeleton formed by a coral plays a key role in the storage of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Previous studies have focused on the process by...
New catalyst upgrades carbon dioxide to fuels found by USTC
Credit: ZHUANG Taotao Liquid multi-carbon alcohols such as ethanol and n-propanol are desired as renewable transportation fuels. They offer high energy densities, ease of long-range...
New wasps named after Crocodile Dundee and Toblerone amongst 17 new genera and 29 species
Credit: Jose Fernandez-Triana A total of 17 new genera and 29 new species of parasitoid wasps were identified following a study into the material deposited...
The UAB to gather worldwide experts on degrowth and environmental justice
The Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) will become a global hub of degrowth and environmental justice theories....
