Mechanisms for removal of strong, replication-blocking lesions generated by the human HMCES protein

Researchers at Nagoya University and Osaka University in Japan have found novel repair pathways of apurinic/apyrimidinic…

Palsa mires continue to degrade at a rapid pace

Palsa mires found in the northernmost peatlands of Lapland are the main permafrost landforms in Fennoscandia.…

Earth's first animals had particular taste in real estate

Even without body parts that allowed for movement, new research shows—for the first time—that some of…

Magnetic bacteria: Microorganisms can help to extract dangerous heavy metals from wastewater

A research team at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) has managed to purify water containing uranium using…

Researchers overcome stem cell delivery barrier, paving the way for regenerative medicine

A recent study published in Nano Letters has introduced a new method for delivering particles into…

Basic 'toolkit' for organ development is illuminated by sea star

One of the most basic and crucial embryonic processes to unfold in virtually every living organism…

Study unveils mysterious nature of RNA editing in plants

RNA (ribonucleic acid) editing is an important process for maintaining essential functions of encoded proteins at…

Electrical control of hybrid exciton transport in a van der Waals heterostructure

EPFL engineers have found a way to control the interactions between excitons—quasiparticles that may one day…

The true impact of the Black Summer fires on frogs

The first extensive survey of amphibian communities since the 2019–20 Australian Black Summer bushfires has revealed…

Supercomputers have revealed the giant 'pillars of heat' funneling diamonds upward from deep within Earth

Most diamonds are formed deep inside Earth and brought close to the surface in small yet…