Salt-tolerant bacteria 'can fight fungal attacks on chili'

Salt-tolerant bacteria found in salt pans can be used to contain fungal attacks on chili (Capsicum…

Imaging human cells: New method enables clear, precise look inside

It’s why Jaws swam out of sight for more than an hour, and it hints at…

Researchers solve the problem of functionalizing pyridine in the meta-position

In chemicals used in agriculture, as well as in pharmaceuticals and a variety of materials, pyridines…

Chicago says it's on track to plant 15,000 trees in first step to fix city's tree disparities

About four days a week, Dulce Garduno picks a few blocks in the Little Village neighborhood…

Developing alginate hydrogels that can support cell growth

Encapsulating cells—both prokaryotic and eukaryotic—allows researchers to carry out experiments in hydrated environments over prolonged periods…

China's global aid exports: Development assistance according to geopolitical interest

China has been exporting aid goods worth around $835 million annually since 2017. These material resources…

Generality vs. specificity: Unraveling the electric double layer structure of highly ionic liquid electrolytes

Using a combination of simulation and experimental techniques, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Material Science and Engineering…

Planting trees can save lives, study of 30-year tree planting campaign finds

In the past 30 years, the non-profit organization Friends of Trees planted trees along the streets…

Where should we impact an asteroid to effectively deflect its orbit?

Recently, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft crashed into a 170 m asteroid Dimorphos at…

Molybdenum isotopes reveal interaction between subducting slabs and mantles

Recently, a research team led by Prof. Dai Liqun from the University of Science and Technology…