Putting the food system in context

Innovations that make the food supply chain more “responsible”—eco-friendly, good for public health, fairer to farmers—will…

New data dashboard reporting street-level flooding in NYC gives real-time information on rising waters

New York City is girding itself for storm season, which, in the face of accelerating climate…

Hidden acid-base clusters drive rapid formation of atmospheric ultrafine particles

A joint research team led by Dr. Jingkun Jiang from Tsinghua University and Dr. Markku Kulmala…

Physicists develop a linear response theory for open systems having exceptional points

Linear analysis plays a central role in science and engineering. Even when dealing with nonlinear systems,…

Resolving the evolutionary history of the closest algal relatives of land plants

An international team of scientists led jointly by the Universities of Göttingen and Cologne has deciphered…

Survey: Israelis have a more positive view of Germany than Germans do of Israel

Among Germans, 46% have a good opinion of Israel and 34% have a poor opinion. In…

Study reveals starring role for shape-shifting mitochondria in stem cell function

Mitochondria are remarkable shape-shifting organelles that have long been understood as the powerhouses inside our cells.…

Research unlocks secrets of native rodents' rat race to new lands

New research from The Australian National University (ANU) has mapped the DNA from more than 150…

A new catalyst to slow down global warming

Russian scientists have developed a new, highly efficient catalyst for carbon dioxide industrial processing that makes…

Using game theory mathematics to resolve human conflicts

Game theory mathematics is used to predict outcomes in conflict situations. Now it is being adapted…