Science
Scientific discoveries and research
Autumn leaves transformed into biodegradable mulch film can curb farm plastic pollution
Fallen leaves, which are discarded every year, have been transformed into a resource that can replace waste plastics, a major nuisance in rural areas. A researc...
Light-activated protein illuminates when embryos can cope with disruptions to cell division
Cell division during the early stage of embryo development is a trade-off between speed and accuracy; the cells need to divide quickly to enable rapid growth, b...
Malaria parasite sneaks mRNA into immune cell nuclei, disrupting defenses
RNA technology is regarded as one of the newest frontiers in medicine, but in fact a primordial innovator got there way before we did. The malaria parasite, an...
Wildfires leave lasting risks: Improving predictions of hazardous debris flows in burned areas
In August of 2020, the Grizzly Creek fire burned more than 30,000 acres around Interstate 70 in Colorado's Glenwood Canyon. The following summer, several rainst...
Chemists unlock two-step alkene alkylation using stable acids and polar coupling
Chemists at the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung have developed a practical two-step method for alkylating alkenes via thianthrenation, addressing a long...
Light unlocks full polarization control at ultrafast speeds, reshaping photonics
Scientists at Heriot‑Watt University have demonstrated in a world-first, that light can be used to control every aspect of how electromagnetic waves oscillate,...
Sudden quantum jolts may not break adiabatic behavior after all
In thermodynamics, an "adiabatic process" is a system change that transfers no heat in or out of the system. Any and all energy change in that system are theref...
Japanese Instagram ads reveal product-specific words that lift click-through rates
While research on social media advertising has largely focused on images, videos, and platform algorithms, the role of ad copy has received relatively little at...
Compound in ginger and turmeric may disarm drug-resistant bacteria
Every year, antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, commonly known as staph, causes serious infections and outbreaks in hospitals and community settings, di...
Feeding shift may have steered 55 pilot whales toward Scotland mass stranding
New research, focused on the feeding behavior of long-finned pilot whales, has shed light on one of Scotland's largest mass stranding events. The study, led by...
Fungi utilize ancient antimicrobial proteins to attack hosts and their microbiomes, plant researchers discover
An international research team led by Cologne-based plant scientist Professor Dr. Bart Thomma from the Institute for Plant Sciences, the Collaborative Research...
Near-relativistic swarm could image Proxima b at 20-meter resolution and scan for biosignatures, paper says
Laser sail propulsion is an idea that won't go away. By aiming powerful Earth-based lasers at tiny spacecraft with light sails, tiny spacecraft can be accelerat...