Scientists identify live immune cells in a coral and sea anemone
A new study has identified specialized immune cells in the cauliflower coral and starlet sea anemone that can help fight infection. The findings are...
New method developed to solve plastics sustainability problem
A research group is developing polymers that can be broken down into their constituent parts; thus, when the catalyst for depolymerization is absent or...
As cities grow in size, the poor ‘get nothing at all’
On average, people in larger cities are better off economically. But a new study builds on previous research that says, that's not necessarily true...
Combining perovskite with silicon, solar cells convert more energy from sun
To fully harness the potential of sunlight, scientists have been trying to maximize the amount of energy that can be extracted from the sun....
Western chimpanzees are threatened by lack of regulated human development
New research has found that the habitats of West African (western) chimpanzees are threatened due to inadequate legislative protection from human development.
New clean energy tech extracts twice the power from ocean waves
New prototype tech can double the power harvested from ocean waves, an advance that could finally make wave energy a viable renewable alternative.
Humble pond plant duckweed may help researchers to develop better crops
Duckweed, a tiny freshwater floating plant, is an excellent laboratory model for scientists to discover new strategies for growing hardier and more sustainable crops...
Recordings of the magnetic field from 9,000 years ago teach us about the magnetic...
New research has uncovered findings regarding the magnetic field that prevailed in the Middle East between approximately 10,000 and 8,000 years ago. Researchers examined...
Cities are making mammals bigger
While climate change is causing some animals to shrink, a new study shows urbanization is causing many mammal species to grow both bigger and...
Herbicide resistance no longer a black box for scientists
New research pinpoints genomic regions associated with metabolic or non-target-site herbicide resistance in waterhemp, a problematic agricultural weed. Non-target-site resistance has long been considered...
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