science
Microbes may act as gatekeepers of Earth’s Deep Carbon
Two years ago a team of scientists visited Costa Rica's subduction zone, where the ocean floor sinks beneath the continent and volcanoes tower above...
Researchers create the first maps of two melatonin receptors essential for...
An international team of researchers used an X-ray laser at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory to create the first detailed maps...
Dark matter detector observes rarest event ever recorded
How do you observe a process that takes more than one trillion times longer than the age of the universe? The XENON Collaboration research...
Atom interaction discovery valuable for future quantum technologies
By breaking with conventionality, University of Otago physicists have opened up new research and technology opportunities involving the basic building block of the world—atoms.
In...
Bacteria reveal strong individuality when navigating a maze
Researchers from ETH Zurich demonstrate that genetically identical cells exhibit differing responses in their motility towards chemical attractants. Average values hide the full picture...
Quantum gas turns supersolid
Researchers led by Francesca Ferlaino from the University of Innsbruck and the Austrian Academy of Sciences report in Physical Review X on the observation of supersolid...
Rapid destruction of Earth-like atmospheres by young stars
The discoveries of thousands of planets orbiting stars outside our solar system has made questions about the potential for life to form on these...
‘Nanofiber yarn’ makes for stretchy, protective artificial tissue
The human body is held together by an intricate cable system of tendons and muscles, engineered by nature to be tough and highly stretchable....
New nanomedicine slips through the cracks
In a recent study in mice, researchers found a way to deliver specific drugs to parts of the body that are exceptionally difficult to...
Canada oil sands CO2 emissions hugely underestimated: study
Canada's oil sands CO2 emissions are significantly higher than indicated by industry data collected using internationally recommended methods, according to a study published Tuesday.
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Scientists create international database of women scientists
A database of women scientists that was created a year ago by a team led by a CU School of Medicine postdoctoral fellow has...
