Scientific discoveries and research
In the ocean, a haze made from tiny bits of dead plants, animals, and microbes hangs in the upper reaches of the water. Each particle is just a fracti...
For decades, scientists have relied on a chemical fingerprint inside water molecules to determine where plants get their moisture. The method shaped o...
For decades, the basics of plant growth have been taught in grade school: Plants make their food out of water from the soil, light from the sun and ca...
In most plants and animals, including humans, mitochondria are inherited exclusively, or nearly exclusively, from the mother. By contrast, paternal tr...
Pollen exposure is linked to poorer exam results taken at the end of secondary (high) school (matriculation), with the effects especially noticeable i...
Crystalline nanomaterials are valuable because their highly ordered structures give them useful properties for technologies such as data storage and o...
Diastereomers are structurally identical molecules that are not mirror images of each other. Diastereomers can have different biological activities, p...
When a new species is discovered, it's tempting to imagine an adventure novel, said Chan Kin Onn of Michigan State University. "Most people have this...
In recent years, van der Waals crystals have evolved from scientific curiosities into a versatile platform for exploring novel quantum phases and unco...
For years, the Prairie Pothole Region has bothered me in a very specific way. On a map, it looks like a normal landscape: fields, gentle slopes, small...
A recent study published in PLOS ONE has shed light on public perceptions of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) in wildlife conservation across...
How much carbon dioxide do parks and individual trees in cities absorb, and how much do they release? To answer this question, researchers at the Tech...
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