Solar panels for yeast cell biofactories
Scientists presents a highly adaptable solution to creating yeast biohybrids with enhanced metabolism driven by light energy.
Nanofiber carpet could lead to new sticky or insulating surfaces
Inspired by the extraordinary characteristics of polar bear fur, lotus leaves and gecko feet, engineering researchers have developed a new way to make arrays...
Warning: Chemical weapons risk during a period of very rapid scientific change
Alarming examples of the dangers from chemical weapons have been seen recently in the use of industrial chemicals and the nerve agent sarin against...
Trans-galactic streamers feeding most luminous galaxy in the universe
ALMA data show the most luminous galaxy in the universe has been caught in the act of stripping away nearly half the mass from...
Songbirds set long-distance migration record
Researchers have studied flight routes to determine how far willow warblers migrate in the autumn. The results show that the willow warbler holds a...
No link between ‘hypoallergenic’ dogs and lower risk of childhood asthma
Growing up with dogs is linked to a lower risk of asthma, especially if the dogs are female, a new study shows. However, the...
Symbiosis a driver of truffle diversity
Truffles are the fruiting bodies of the ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungal symbionts residing on host plant roots. In many Ascomycota and Basidiomycota lineages, truffle-forming species...
For arid, Mars-like Peruvian desert, rain brings death
When rains fell on the arid Atacama Desert, it was reasonable to expect floral blooms to follow. Instead, the water brought death. Planetary astrobiologists...
Deep-time evolution of animal life on islands
A new article describes two new fossil relatives of marsupials that shed light on how a unique island ecosystem evolved some 43 million years...
First tally of US-Russia polar bears finds a healthy population
The first scientific assessment of polar bears that live in the Chukchi Sea region that spans the US and Russia finds the population is...
