New catalyst outshines platinum for producing hydrogen
Hydrogen, the most abundant element in the universe, packs a powerful punch. And because it contains no carbon, it produces only water when used...
Researchers develop a gel-like fluid to prevent wildfires
A preventive treatment developed by Stanford researchers could greatly reduce the incidence and severity of wildfires. The approach, outlined Sept. 30 in Proceedings of the...
Raw vs. cooked diets have distinct effects on both mouse and human gut microbes
Scientists at UC San Francisco and Harvard University have shown for the first time that cooking food fundamentally alters the microbiomes of both mice...
Ocean plastic waste probably comes from ships, report says
Most of the plastic bottles washing up on the rocky shores of Inaccessible Island, aptly named for its sheer cliffs rising from the middle...
Growing old together: A sharper look at black holes and their host galaxies
Some relationships are written in the stars. That's definitely the case for supermassive black holes and their host galaxies, according to a new study...
Brave new world: Simple changes in intensity of weather events ‘could be lethal’
Hurricane Dorian is the latest example of a frightening trend. Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent, more severe and more widespread as a...
High-speed microscope illuminates biology at the speed of life
The Columbia team behind the revolutionary 3-D SCAPE microscope announces today a new version of this high-speed imaging technology. In collaboration with scientists from...
Study suggests gut bacteria helped shape mammalian evolution
The call to evolve could be coming from inside the house mouse.
Recent research from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and University of California, Berkeley suggests...
A laser, a crystal and molecular structures: New tool uses wider light spectrum to...
Researchers have built a new tool to study molecules using a laser, a crystal and light detectors. This new technology will reveal the structures...
Oldest galaxy protocluster forms ‘queen’s court’
Using the Subaru, Keck and Gemini Telescopes, an international team of astronomers has discovered a collection of 12 galaxies that existed about 13.0 billion...
Why viruses like Herpes and Zika will need to be reclassified, and its biotech...
New research reveals that the way viruses were perceived in terms of their architecture will need to be retooled, because they are actually structured...
