New study reveals that soil is a significant carbon sequestration driver
As harmful atmospheric carbon dioxide levels continue to increase, understanding the planet's carbon balance is increasingly important.
A new report by U.S. National Science Foundation-funded...
Shorebirds more likely to divorce after successful breeding
An international team of scientists studying shorebirds, led by the University of Bath, has found that successful plover parents are more likely to divorce...
Gravity causes homogeneity of the universe
Gravity can accelerate the homogenization of space-time as the universe evolves. This insight is based on theoretical studies of the physicist David Fajman of...
Glass molecules can act like sand when jammed, study finds
UO researchers have discovered that molecules in glass materials behave just like particles in sand and rocks as they jam together, a mechanism that...
Chromium steel was first made in ancient Persia
Chromium steel—similar to what we know today as tool steel—was first made in Persia, nearly a millennium earlier than experts previously thought, according to...
Genome of Alexander Fleming’s original penicillin-producing mould sequenced
Researchers have sequenced the genome of Alexander Fleming's penicillin mould for the first time and compared it to later versions.
Alexander Fleming famously discovered the...
Novel cell membrane model could be key to uncovering new protein properties
The cell membrane, the wall-like boundary between the cell interior and its outside environment, is primarily made up of two kinds of biomolecules: lipids...
Researchers develop method to create colloidal diamonds
The colloidal diamond has been a dream of researchers since the 1990s. These structures—stable, self-assembled formations of miniscule materials—have the potential to make light...
Could life exist deep underground on Mars?
Recent science missions and results are bringing the search for life closer to home, and scientists at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard &...
Customizable synthetic antibiotic outmaneuvers resistant bacteria
Antibiotic resistance is one of the world's most urgent public health threats. In the United States alone, tens of thousands of deaths result each...
New analysis of black hole reveals a wobbling shadow
In 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration delivered the first image of a black hole, revealing M87*—the supermassive object in the center of the...
