Action urged over climate change's impact on hydropower and wildlife
Scotland must do more to help hydropower facilities maximize their output and prevent negative impacts on wildlife in the ...
Team manipulates intracellular signal transduction using optogenetic technology
A research team led by Dr. Tetsuya Muramoto from the Faculty of Science at Toho University has demonstrated the mechanisms by which periodic chemical signal frequencies in cells regulate gene ...
How war and climate crisis are reshaping the global fertilizer industry
Although fertilizers are essential for global food production, they also contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. The war in ...
Chinese 'artificial sun' sets a record towards fusion power generation
The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), commonly known as China's "artificial sun," has achieved a ...
Illuminating an asymmetric gap in a topological antiferromagnet
Topological insulators (TIs) are among the hottest topics in condensed matter physics today. They're a bit strange: Their ...
Skin-penetrating nematodes' love-hate relationship with COâ‚‚ could lead to new parasitic infection treatments
In the United States, the most well-known skin-penetrating parasitic worm, called a nematode, is the hookworm. But globally, ...
Garden ponds: Hidden gems of urban biodiversity conservation
Urbanization is rapidly transforming landscapes worldwide, becoming a key driver of global biodiversity loss. It often ...
Building sentence structure may be language-specific, brain activity study finds
Do speakers of different languages build sentence structure in the same way? In a neuroimaging study published in PLOS ...
Study of deadly dog cancer reveals new clues for improved treatment
Researchers at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine and the UF Health Cancer Center have identified a ...
Peptides that can remove microplastics identified
Researchers have identified peptides that can help remove microplastics from the environment by combining biophysical ...
Simplified redesign of proteins can improve ligand binding
In biology, the binding of cellular proteins to molecules called ligands produces myriad functions essential for life, ...
Harnessing electromagnetic waves and quantum materials to improve wireless communication technologies
A team of researchers from the University of Ottawa has developed innovative methods to enhance frequency conversion of terahertz (THz) waves in graphene-based structures, unlocking new potential for ...