The secret to STEM diversity may lie in peer mentorship

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently published a paper in Nature Communications showing that…

Research team develops a wearable dataset for predicting in-class exam performance

Stress has a negative impact on physical health, reduces work productivity, and results in significant annual…

Examining the three dimensions of a flower

To better understand the evolution of flowers, a research team in biology from Université de Montréal,…

A Janus carbon electrocatalyst can balance intrinsic activity and electronic conductivity

Carbon-based electrocatalysts are considered as promising alternatives to the state-of-the-art precious metal catalysts. Heteroatom doping can…

Sharing is caring with fire ant venom

Venom is associated with being harmful, but red imported fire ants are using their venom for…

Scientists discover shark graveyard at the bottom of the ocean

Scientists on CSIRO research vessel (RV) Investigator have made some exciting finds during recent voyages, including…

Squeezing microwave fields by magnetostrictive interaction

Squeezed states of the electromagnetic field find many important applications in quantum information science and quantum…

How karst caves can be used as a terrestrial simulation platform to test and design human bases in lunar lava tubes

If human beings want to survive on the other planets for a long time, they must…

Martian dust devil analogues in the Mojave Desert

In the Mojave Desert, the sun beats down on the ground and makes pockets of low…

Study unravels the role of DNA methylation in oceanic microbial communities

DNA methylation is a biological process through which methyl groups are added to the DNA (genetic…