Bacteria can pass on memory to descendants, researchers discover
Led by scientists at UCLA, an international team of researchers has discovered that bacteria have a "memory" that passes sensory knowledge from one generation...
Researchers develop transparent patch to detect dangerous food threats
Is that meat still good? Are you sure? McMaster researchers have developed a test to bring certainty to the delicate but critical question of...
ASU Online science course brings to life a new way of teaching
Arizona State University's School of Earth and Space Exploration recently released new research on its flagship Smart Course, Habitable Worlds, published in the peer-reviewed...
Light ‘relaxes’ crystal to boost solar cell efficiency
Some materials are like people. Let them relax in the sun for a little while and they perform a lot better.
A collaboration led by...
Dark matter might not be interactive after all
Astronomers are back in the dark about what dark matter might be, after new observations showed the mysterious substance may not be interacting with...
Researchers identify the cells that trigger flowering
How do plants "know" it is time to flower? A new study uncovers exactly where a key protein forms before it triggers the flowering...
Dead star circled by light
New images from ESO's Very Large Telescope and other telescopes reveal a rich landscape of stars and glowing clouds of gas in one of...
New source of global nitrogen discovered
For centuries, the prevailing science has indicated that all of the nitrogen on Earth available to plants comes from the atmosphere. But a study...
Breakthrough made in atomically thin magnets
Cornell researchers have become the first to control atomically thin magnets with an electric field, a breakthrough that provides a blueprint for producing exceptionally...
Ancient origins of viruses discovered
Research published today in Nature has found that many of the viruses infecting us today have ancient evolutionary histories that date back to the...
Newly discovered hormone helps keep plants from dehydrating
Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan have discovered a small hormone that helps plants retain water when none...
