To quench or not to quench: Understanding the role of a cyanobacterial photosystem protein
Photosynthesis is one of the most fundamental processes that support life on earth. The mechanistic details of how the energy captured from the sun...
The sixth sense of animals: An early warning system for earthquakes?
Continuously observing animals with motion sensors could improve earthquake prediction.
Palm trees most abundant in American rainforests
Characteristics of palm trees differ from those of other tropical trees in many ways. In a major new study ecologists have surveyed the actual...
Earth’s magnetic field can change 10 times faster than previously thought
A new study reveals that changes in the direction of the Earth's magnetic field may take place 10 times faster than previously thought.
Flashes bright when squeezed tight: How single-celled organisms light up the oceans
Research explains how a unicellular marine organism generates light as a response to mechanical stimulation, lighting up breaking waves at night.
Harmful microbes found on sewer pipe walls
Can antibiotic-resistant bacteria escape from sewers into waterways and cause a disease outbreak? A new study examined the microbe-laden ''biofilms'' that cling to sewer...
MOSAiC floe: Sea ice formation
The New Siberian Islands were the birthplace of the MOSAiC floe: the sea ice in which the research vessel Polarstern is now drifting through...
First evidence of snake-like venom glands found in amphibians
Caecilians are limbless amphibians that can be easily mistaken for snakes. Though caecilians are only distantly related to their reptilian cousins, researchers describe specialized...
Does DNA in the water tell us how many fish are there?
Researchers have developed a new non-invasive method to count individual fish by measuring the concentration of environmental DNA in the water, which could be...
Carbon-loving materials designed to reduce industrial emissions
Researchers are advancing gas membrane materials to expand practical technology options for reducing industrial carbon emissions.
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