When marine algae get sick: How viruses shape microbe interactions
By looking at the tiniest virus-infected microbes in the ocean, researchers are gaining new insights about the marine food ...
Long-lived Schrödinger's-cat state achieves Heisenberg-limited sensitivity
A team led by Prof. Lu Zhengtian and Researcher Xia Tian from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) ...
How marine worms regenerate lost body parts: Return of cells to stem cell-like state could be key
Many living organisms are able to regenerate damaged or lost tissue, but why some are particularly good at this and others ...
How 70% of the Mediterranean Sea was lost 5.5 million years ago
The Mediterranean Sea dropped during the Messinian Salinity Crisis—a major geological event that transformed the ...
Archaea shape microbiomes by using molecular spring-loaded daggers
In a paper published in Science Advances, the Pilhofer Lab (IMBB) together with the Albers Lab from the University of ...
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New on-chip device uses exotic light rays in 2D material to detect molecules
Researchers have developed a highly sensitive detector for identifying molecules via their infrared vibrational "fingerprint.
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Physicists predict exotic form of matter with potential for quantum computing
MIT physicists have shown that it should be possible to create an exotic form of matter that could be manipulated to form the ...
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A 150-million-year journey from the Jurassic to Exposition Park
150 million years ago, Laurasia .The massive neck dips, casting a curving shadow on the mossy ground. The dinosaur's jaws ...
A clean break: Scientists convert plastics into soaps and detergents
As an undergraduate student at Zhejiang University in eastern China, Greg Liu went with some of his classmates on a ...
India's capital shuts schools as smog exceeds 60 times WHO limit
India's capital New Delhi switched schools to online classes Monday until further notice as worsening toxic smog surged past ...
'Critically endangered' African penguins just want peace and food
Mashudu Mashau says it takes about two minutes to catch a penguin, a task he does weekly to investigate sightings of injured ...
Invisible touch: Researchers give AI the ability to feel and measure surfaces
AI-based technologies are rapidly learning to see, converse, calculate and create. One thing they still don't do well, however, is measure or "feel" surfaces—a purely mechanical function.