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Bacteria-sized robots take on microplastics and win by breaking them down
Small pieces of plastic are everywhere, stretching from urban environments to pristine wilderness. Left to…
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Asteroid 16 Psyche might not be what scientists expected
New research finds that the target asteroid of NASA’s Psyche mission may not be as…
Could all your digital photos be stored as DNA?
Biological engineers have demonstrated a way to easily retrieve data files stored as DNA. This…
Dinosaurs lived in greenhouse climate with hot summers, study shows
Researchers have developed an innovative way to use the clumped isotope method to reconstruct climate…
Lodgers on manganese nodules: Sponges promote a high diversity
Deep down in the ocean, valuable raw materials are stored, such as nodules of manganese….
‘Vegan spider silk’ provides sustainable alternative to single-use plastics
Researchers have created a plant-based, sustainable, scalable material that could replace single-use plastics in many…
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New twist on DNA data storage lets users preview stored files
Researchers have turned a longstanding challenge in DNA data storage into a tool, using it…
Rural residents, American Indians travel farthest for certified stroke care
Race, age, income and health insurance status are factors in the distance patients must travel…
Largescale brain epigenetics study provides new insights into dementia
The team looked in different regions of the brain, which are affected in Alzheimer’s disease…
An atomic look at lithium-rich batteries
An international team of collaborators has made the first direct observation of the anionic redox…
Important contribution to spintronics has received little consideration until now
The movement of electrons can have a significantly greater influence on spintronic effects than previously…
A new culprit in antibacterial resistance: Cysteine persulfide
Scientists have developed a new, highly sensitive analytical method that can detect degraded beta-lactam antibacterial…
Key to carbon-free cars? Look to the stars
Scientists uncover new clues to the origins of the universe – and land new chemistry…
Language extinction triggers loss of unique medicinal knowledge
Indigenous peoples pass on their knowledge of medicinal plants orally. If their languages go extinct,…
Machine learning speeds up simulations in material science
Research, development, and production of novel materials depend heavily on the availability of fast and…
The iron jaws of the bristle worm
Bristle worms have remarkably stable jaws. They are made of a very unusual material containing…
Maori connections to Antarctica may go as far back as 7th century, new study shows
Indigenous Maori people may have set eyes on Antarctic waters and perhaps the continent as…
Physicists achieve significant improvement in spotting neutrinos in a cosmic haystack
Two articles describe how ground-breaking image reconstruction and analysis algorithms developed for surface-based MicroBooNE detector…
Soil microbes metabolize the same polyphenols found in chocolate, wine
A research team has uncovered new insights into the role of polyphenols in the soil…
Not just a phase for RNAs
A phenomenon in which an RNA named NORAD drives a protein named Pumilio to form…
Artificial light harming clownfish
Artificial lighting is killing young clownfish living closest to shore. They also found that these…
‘PrivacyMic’: For a smart speaker that doesn’t eavesdrop
Microphones are perhaps the most common electronic sensor in the world, with an estimated 320…
Cholesterol metabolite induces production of cancer-promoting vesicles
Scientists studying the link between cholesterol and breast cancer report that a byproduct of cholesterol…
As novel sights become familiar, different brain rhythms, neurons take over
As ‘visual recognition memory’ emerges in visual cortex, one circuit of inhibitory neurons supplants another…
Scientists discover new exoplanet with an atmosphere ripe for study
Scientists have discovered a new, temperate sub-Neptune sized exoplanet with a 24-day orbital period orbiting…
Major barriers to financing a sustainable ocean economy
Financing a sustainable global ocean economy may require a Paris Agreement type effort, according to…
Diverse fossil flora from 400 million year ago
The analysis of very old plant fossils discovered in South Africa and dating from the…
Control over water friction with 2D materials points to ‘smart membranes’
The speed of water flow is a limiting factor in many membrane-based industrial processes, including…
The buck stops where? Longest-ever deer distance
Why did the deer cross the road? According to new research, to keep going and…
Drinking alcohol is linked to reduced chances of pregnancy
A study of the associations between drinking alcohol and the chances of becoming pregnant suggests…
Study finds novel evidence that dreams reflect multiple memories, anticipate future events
Dreams result from a process that often combines fragments of multiple life experiences and anticipates…
Researchers create intelligent electronic microsystems from ‘green’ material
A research team has created an electronic microsystem that can intelligently respond to information inputs…
Keeping a closer eye on seabirds with drones and artificial intelligence
Drones and artificial intelligence can monitor large colonies of seabirds as well as traditional on-the-ground…
Peace accord in Colombia has increased deforestation of biologically-diverse rainforest
Since the end of the long-running conflict in Colombia, large areas of forest have been…
Taking short breaks may help our brains learn new skills
In a study of healthy volunteers, researchers have mapped out the brain activity that flows…
Preclinical study suggests new approach to reduce COVID-19 death among the elderly
New research reveals a possible new approach to preventing death and severe disease in elderly…
Facemasks block expired particles, despite leakage at edges, study finds
A new study confirms that surgical masks effectively reduce outgoing airborne particles from talking or…
How COVID-19 wreaks havoc on human lungs
Scientists have published the first detailed atomic-level model of the SARS-CoV-2 ‘envelope’ protein bound to…
Clever biomolecular labelling enables identification of immune cells
Biomolecules regulate the biological functions inside every living cell. If scientists can understand the molecular…
Defying body clock linked to depression and lower wellbeing
People whose sleep pattern goes against their natural body clock are more likely to have…
New drug-formulation method may lead to smaller pills
Chemical engineers have devised a simpler process for incorporating hydrophobic drugs into tablets or other…
Climate change a bigger threat to landscape biodiversity than emerald ash borer
Despite the devastating impact the emerald ashborer beetle has had on forests in the eastern…
Monoclonal antibody prevents HIV infection in monkeys, study finds
The experimental, lab-made antibody leronlimab can completely prevent nonhuman primates from being infected with the…
A breakthrough in the physics of blood clotting
Understanding the physics of clot contraction could potentially lead to new ways to treat bleeding…
Plants get a faster start to their day than we think
To describe something as slow and boring we might say it’s ‘like watching grass grow’,…
Drop in convalescent plasma use at US hospitals linked to higher COVID-19 mortality rate, study suggests
A new study suggests a slowdown in the use of convalescent plasma to treat hospitalized…
This forest has stayed wild for 5,000 years — the soil shows it
Parts of the Amazon have been cultivated by Indigenous peoples for thousands of years, and…
Arctic rotifer lives after 24,000 years in a frozen state
Bdelloid rotifers are multicellular animals so small you need a microscope to see them. Despite…
The origin of the first structures formed in galaxies like the Milky Way identified
An international team of scientists has used the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) to study a…
Ancient chickens lived significantly longer than modern fowl because they were seen as sacred, not food
Ancient chickens lived significantly longer than their modern equivalents because they were seen as sacred…