Manipulation of light at the nanoscale helps advance bios...
Traditional medical tests often require clinical samples to be sent off-site for analysis in a time-intensive and expensive process. Point-of-care diagnostic...

Modified inhibitors show promise against coronaviruses by...
A study published in mBio details the vulnerability of coronaviruses to inhibitors of a small protein domain called Mac1, or the "macrodomain," found in all ...

Quantum protocol achieves Heisenberg-limited measurement ...
Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have achieved exciting progress in quantum metrology, a field that harnesses quantum effects to m...

Jewelflowers seek friendly environments rather than adapt...
As jewelflowers spread into California from the desert Southwest over the past couple of million years, they settled in places that felt like home, according...

Pair of malaria parasite proteins could lead to targeted ...
A University of California, Riverside-led team has made an advance in the basic understanding of Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite responsible for the dead...

Ancient Andean burial mounds reveal early hunter-gatherer...
Archaeologists have long thought that monumental architecture—large, human-built structures that emphasize visibility—were products of societies with power s...

For developing countries, seafood imports are a nutrition...
Developing countries pay less for the nutrition in seafood imports than developed countries, largely because developed countries pay a premium for non-nutrit...

NASA missions help explain and predict severity of solar ...
An unexpectedly strong solar storm rocked our planet on April 23, 2023, sparking auroras as far south as southern Texas in the U.S. and taking the world by s...

Climate change drives migration of sea life as ocean temp...
The Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology established, through genetic connectivity analysis, that a northward shift in the habitat of Turbo sazae,...

Central Asia faces 'extreme unsustainability' as land and...
A new study delivers a stark warning that Central Asia has overshot its environmental safety limits concerning land footprint and biosphere integrity. The st...

Structural differences in Nasonia wasps linked to evoluti...
What can a tiny wasp with a rather gruesome parasitic life cycle teach us about evolution, behavior and human developmental diseases? In a new paper, researc...

How sugar serves as a hidden thermostat in plants
For a decade, scientists have believed that plants sense temperature mainly through specialized proteins, and mainly at night when the air is cool. New resea...

Self-driving lab: AI and automated biology combine to imp...
By combining artificial intelligence with automated robotics and synthetic biology, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have dramatica...

Family ties and firm performance: How cousin marriage tra...
A new study published in the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal examines how long-standing cultural practices, specifically cousin marriage traditions, conti...

Novel cross-linker streamlines protein complex analysis i...
Proteins have specific biological functions in cells through conformational changes and interactions. Therefore, precise, in situ analysis of protein complex...

A crucial methane-tracking satellite has died in orbit
Operators lost contact with the MethaneSAT satellite on 20 June, a significant blow to efforts to track – and stop – methane emissions

Being an adult moth is no picnic, research finds
Age is just a number, or is it? A new study by UTEP researchers shows that adult moths are more vulnerable to attack than when they are young.

Hymn to Babylon, missing for a millennium, has been disco...
In the course of a collaboration with the University of Baghdad, LMU's Enrique Jiménez has rediscovered a text that had been lost for a thousand years. A pap...

Built-in protein sensors allow noninvasive tracking of mo...
Cornell researchers have found a new and potentially more accurate way to see what proteins are doing inside living cells—using the cells' own components as ...

Have tattoos? New study shows that people consistently mi...
A new study led by Michigan State University provides insights into the personality perceptions surrounding tattooed individuals. As tattoos become more main...

New 'gene gun' design boosts efficiency of plant genetic ...
Plant scientists have used a standard "gene gun" since 1988 to genetically modify crops for better yield, nutrition, pest resistance and other valuable traits.

Scientists discover how light activates cheaper nickel ca...
A team of scientists across several U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories has unraveled how light and a previously unknown form of certain ni...

Polymer-protected DNA sensors enable two-month storage fo...
Using an inexpensive electrode coated with DNA, MIT researchers have designed disposable diagnostics that could be adapted to detect a variety of diseases, i...

U.S. preschoolers are exposed to a broad range of potenti...
A national study published in Environmental Science & Technology finds that children aged 2 to 4 years in the United States are routinely exposed to a broad ...

Developing compostable, single-use tableware
Many single-use plastic products have been banned in the EU since July 3, 2021, so they can no longer be produced or marketed. However, more eco-friendly reu...

High-velocity molecular clouds in M83 provide new insight...
A new result from the molecular gas survey in the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy M83 using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) Telescope reveal...

Scientists target 'molecular machine' in war against anti...
Scientists have studied a new target for antibiotics in the greatest detail yet—in the fight against antibiotic resistance. The "molecular machine" flagellum...

This puzzle game shows kids how they're smarter than AI
While the current generation of artificial intelligence chatbots still flub basic facts, the systems answer with such confidence that they're often more pers...

Signs of rising planetary strain highlight need for accel...
In their paper published in Science of the Total Environment, researchers from IIASA and Lviv Polytechnic National University in Ukraine presented a novel ap...

AI-designed inhibitor targets key enzyme to fight prostat...
Prostate cancer is one of the most common malignancies in men globally. Hormonal therapies targeting the androgen–androgen receptor axis have significantly d...

Is 'balance' just gentrification in disguise? New study c...
Cities around the world pursue urban renewal under the banner of resilience and diversity. The idea is simple: if neighborhoods include socially and economic...

Where does time actually come from?
The arrow of time can teach us more about how the universe began – and how it will end, says quantum columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan

Solving the 250-year-old puzzle of how static electricity...
You may think you know static electricity, but its true nature has long eluded scientists. We’ve now made a huge leap towards finally figuring it out

A Neanderthal-shaped skull may explain why some people ge...
People with Chiari malformations have a skull shape similar to Neanderthals, suggesting that the condition may be caused by DNA inherited from archaic humans

Shrinking Antarctic sea ice is warming the ocean faster t...
Antarctic sea ice extent has fallen dramatically in recent years – the effects include accelerated ocean warming, faster loss of inland ice sheets and severe...

Protocells self-assembling on micrometeorites hint at ori...
Micrometeorites are thought to shower down on planets throughout the universe, so the discovery that they help protocells form could tell us something about ...

The best new science fiction books of July 2025
From Austin Taylor to Nadia Afifi, there is lots to look forward to in the sci-fi out this month - including a novel which might be our culture editor Alison...

Protect your pets this summer: Tips for Independence Day ...
Keep your pets safe this Independence Day and throughout the hot summer months. Independence Day celebrations and soaring temperatures can be dangerous for p...

Polycystic ovary syndrome may be passed on via chemical t...
Eggs and embryos from people with polycystic ovary syndrome have altered patterns of so-called epigenetic tags, which could explain how the condition is inhe...

Q&A: Companies are racing to develop the first useful qua...
The race to build the first useful quantum computer is on and may revolutionize the world with brand new capabilities, from medicine to freight logistics.

Typos and slang spur AI to discourage seeking medical care
AI models change their medical recommendations when people ask them questions that include colourful language, typos, odd formatting and even gender-neutral ...

Firms raise bar after missing target: Study shows strateg...
When companies miss their earnings targets, one might expect them to lower expectations and rebuild investor trust slowly. However, many do the opposite. The...

Generative AI in digital education: Transforming learning...
Generative artificial intelligence is changing education. The tabloids would have it that students are using it to fulfill their assignments and teachers are...

Green transition: How policymakers can redirect financial...
A large proportion of global capital still flows into climate-damaging activities. Financing the green transition is a decisive factor in whether the climate...

Research reveals important gaps in knowledge about coasta...
For years, sand nourishment has been an important way to protect the Dutch coast against erosion and rising sea levels. But we know surprisingly little about...

Evolution of Korean alcohol production: From an experienc...
For centuries, Korea has stood at the heart of fermentation culture. Traditional Korean alcohols made from rice, nuruk (fermentation starter), and water were...