Science
Scientific discoveries and research
How humans influence fish behavior and why this is important for species conservation
Two recent review articles in the journals Trends in Ecology & Evolution and Fish and Fisheries, to which researchers from the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater E...
Light-matter hybrids form supersolid quantum state at room temperature
Researchers from the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw, the Military University of Technology (Poland), IBM Research Zurich and the French National...
Single-copy genes can be used as markers to distinguish between bacteria in the same family
The more than 100 bacterial species of the genus Vibrio are important in marine ecosystems because they contribute to the carbon cycle and other ecological proc...
Researchers develop method for single-cell DNA methylation analysis
Researchers have recently developed a standardized workflow for analyzing DNA methylation in individual cells. The protocol combines an improved laboratory proc...
The marginalia found in millions of Arabic manuscripts could reshape our understanding of Islamic history
For a comprehensive understanding of the content of millions of Arabic manuscripts held in libraries around the world, it is crucial for scholars to first exami...
Study finds stronger trade secret protection leads firms to break down innovation silos
To guard proprietary know-how, many firms separate their inventors into independent groups so that no single employee sees too much of the organization's knowle...
A laser can draw superconductivity at the nanoscale
Researchers from ICMAB-CSIC, the Politecnico di Milano and Université de Liège have adapted a direct laser writing technique that allows them to "draw" supercon...
Plant-inspired natural coatings can beat forever chemicals
Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are known as "forever chemicals" because of the impact they make on the environment and human bodies. Much of modern manufactu...
Nearly 7 in 10 professors report being bullied, often by students over grades
Faculty and university staff members report being bullied in two ways: by their colleagues and supervisors, and by their students over grades, according to an i...
More power, less payoff: Study reveals a bottleneck in cleaner methanol production
Dialing up the power on electricity-driven chemical reactions doesn't guarantee that they'll be more efficient, suggests a new study, a finding that gets resear...
A single measurement makes quantum bits more reliable
Researchers at the University of Regensburg and their international partners have found a way to significantly reduce errors in quantum bits. In an experiment,...
Wherever there are people, there is also wildlife—though not necessarily at the same time
Human-induced global change has reached an unprecedented scale and intensity. Through intensive land use and the associated loss of species, humans are permanen...