How can a pollinating insect be recognized in the fossil record?
Insect pollination is a decisive process for the survival and evolution of angiosperm (flowering) plants and, to a lesser extent, gymnosperms (without visible flower...
Antimicrobial use in agriculture can breed bacteria resistant to first-line human defenses
A new study has shown that overuse of antimicrobials in livestock production can drive the evolution of bacteria more resistant to the first line...
‘Janitors’ of the Sea: Overharvested sea cucumbers play crucial role in protecting coral
Researchers discovered that sea cucumbers -- sediment-eating organisms that function like autonomous vacuum cleaners of the ocean floor -- play an enormous role in...
New study challenges previous ideas regarding Alzheimer’s disease
A new study challenges existing ideas of how buildup of a protein called amyloid beta (A?) in the brain is related to Alzheimer's disease.
Researchers use liquid crystals to control polarization inside laser-written waveguides
Researchers have developed a new way to control and manipulate optical signals by embedding a liquid crystal layer into waveguides created with direct laser...
Researchers take key step toward new treatment for hereditary blindness
Scientists have demonstrated in animal models the possibility of using lipid nanoparticles and messenger RNA, the technology underpinning COVID-19 vaccines, to treat blindness associated...
Theoretical computations identify a solid-state hydrogen storage material’s key bottleneck
Magnesium hydride has long been touted for its potential to store large amounts of hydrogen, something essential if hydrogen is to play a role...
Researchers uncover secrets on how Alaska’s Denali Fault formed
New findings begin to fill major gaps in understanding about how geological faults behave and appear as they deepen, and they could eventually help...
Endogenous molecule protects from life-threatening complications after stem-cell transplantation
Researchers find that an antimicrobial molecule modifies T-cell-signalling and thus attenuates overshooting immune reactions.
Forest, stream habitats keep energy exchanges in balance, global team finds
Forests and streams are separate but linked ecosystems, existing side by side, with energy and nutrients crossing their porous borders and flowing back and...
