Science
Scientific discoveries and research
Pomegranate emerges as a promising natural phytobiotic for veterinary medicine
Researchers have identified a broad range of biological properties of pomegranate with potential medical applications, including antimicrobial, antiparasitic, a...
Finding the world's highest late Middle Pleistocene marine deposits
Selma Sarı and an international group of colleagues investigated the TOL-1 section in the Mut Basin (southern Türkiye), while documenting the world's highest kn...
Sound waves do double duty, carrying and protecting quantum information
Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have demonstrated a promising new way to protect fragile quantum in...
Developing a genetic toolkit for manipulating abundant intestinal microbes
Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have developed a set of molecular tools to regulate the activity of specific genes in one of the most common classes of int...
How to win shares and influence fast-food market: Warm and fuzzy can't cut it
New research from QUT challenges a common assumption in social media marketing: For fast-food brands, social media posts that signal expertise and competence ar...
Even biodiversity-friendly policies may not halt declines in Europe's common birds and butterflies by 2050
As part of its efforts to map out Europe's science-policy interface for biodiversity, a paper on the correlation between governance objectives for safeguarding...
Machine learning method uncovers hidden patterns in DNA methylation
In a study recently published in Nature Communications, researchers from Berlin, Potsdam, and Jena present a new method for analyzing the epigenome. The machine...
'Buy now, pay later' may reshape retail prices, inventory, research finds
"Buy now, pay later" plans—which allow consumers to split purchases into a handful of interest-free installments—have become a common way for Americans to pay f...
Electron beams cut poultry pathogens while preserving turkey quality
Researchers are gauging the effectiveness of electron beams in the fight against foodborne pathogens in poultry. "Impact of Electron Beam (eBeam) Treatment on M...
Chemists harness light to build 3D molecular structures for drug discovery
Researchers from the Department of Chemistry at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), led by Professor Jian He and collaborators, have developed a new light-driven...
Simulations reveal asymmetric diffusion of magnetic skyrmions through an off-center gate
Diffusion is a fundamental natural phenomenon that can be observed across a wide range of length and time scales. It plays a key role in many fields, including...
SpaceX announces plans for $100 billion 'spaceport' in Louisiana
Elon Musk's SpaceX announced plans Tuesday to build a $100 billion facility in the southern U.S. state of Louisiana to launch its anticipated Starship megarocke...