Researchers unveil sperm release mechanism in bryophytes
Using liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha) as a model, researchers led by Prof. LI Hongju from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy...
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Fungus breaks down ocean plastic
A fungus living in the sea can break down the plastic polyethylene, provided it has first been exposed to UV radiation from sunlight. Researchers from,...
New catalyst brings commercial high-efficiency zinc-air batteries closer to reality
The effective conversion from fossil fuel-based to renewable energy sources requires cost-efficient, high-capacity, rechargeable batteries. Zinc-air batteries (ZAB) can theoretically store large amounts of energy,...
Paving the way for hydrogen from algae enzymes
Ligands on the cluster facilitate hydrogen productionCredit: RUB, Marquard Ligands on the cluster facilitate hydrogen production “Iron-sulphur () clusters are essential, widely distributed protein cofactors...
KTU’s new food technology set to transform senior care in nursing homes
Dehydration is one of the main problems faced by many older people due to psychological, cognitive, and swallowing disorders affecting their ability to eat and...
The unexpected connection between brewing coffee and understanding turbulence
In 1883 Osborne Reynolds injected ink into water in a short, clear pipe to observe its movement. His experiments showed that as the input water...
400,000-year-old stone tools designed specifically for butchering fallow deer, following the disappearance of elephants
 Credit: Tel Aviv University The unique stone tools were made of flint from the Mountains of Samaria, which were probably also the fallow deers' calving...
How sharks survived a major spike in Earth’s temperature
The sharks we know today as the open ocean’s top predators evolved from stubby bottom dwellers during a dramatic episode of global warming millions of...
New flexible crystals for optical tuning with multiple deformation options
In recent years, significant strides to enhance the functionality and adaptability of devices have been taken in the field of optoelectronics aiming. Now, a team...
Groundbreaking progress in quantum physics: how quantum field theories decay and fission
An international research team around Marcus Sperling, a researcher at the Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, has sparked interest in the scientific community with...
Genetic editing of ideal small grain size genes enables fully mechanized hybrid rice breeding
In a study published in Nature Plants, Prof. LI Yunhai from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences...
New study finds popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs associated with reduction in incidence and recurrence of alcohol-use disorder by at least half
CLEVELAND—A new study by researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine reveals that the popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs Wegovy and Ozempic...
Updating the way the Lab computes
Unraveling the behavior of plasma increasingly requires intensive computing resources. That’s why plasma demands a calculated approach to computation. Credit: Photo credit: Michael Livingston / PPPL...
​​​​​​​Urgent need for action now for increasing threat from invasive alien species
While invasive alien species have long been recognised as a major threat to nature and people, urgent action now is needed to tackle this global...
Arctic melting heavily influenced by little-studied meteorological phenomena, find scientists led by UMass Amherst
AMHERST, Mass. – A team of scientists led by François Lapointe, a research associate at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has combined paleoclimatic data from...
