Wild bird monitoring to predict zoonotic disease risk

Australia’s largest wild bird sample collection has been established by experts around the nation, including a…

Potential energy surfaces of water mapped for the first time

Water is certainly the best-known liquid in the world. It plays a crucial role in all…

500-million-year-old fossilized brains of Stanleycaris prompt a rethink of the evolution of insects and spiders

Royal Ontario Museum revealed new research based on a cache of fossils that contains the brain…

COVID-19 crisis increases pressure on social protection systems worldwide

Government measures against the coronavirus, in particular nationwide lockdowns, have at times suspended the mechanisms of…

Frequent occurrence of climate extremes in the Three Gorges region in 2021

As a key project for the governance and protection of the Yangtze River, the Three Gorges…

Photoinduced large polaron transport and dynamics in organic-inorganic hybrid lead halide perovskite

Organic-inorganic hybrid metal halide perovskites (MHPs) have attracted tremendous attention for optoelectronic applications. For example, cost-effective…

Predicting the phase stability of soft matter

Soft matter is an important class of materials that typically consists of colloidal particles and/or polymers…

Understanding the calcium carbonate cycle in the North Pacific

Organic carbon and calcium carbonate are two critical components of the ocean’s carbon cycle. Organic carbon…

New method for developing Pichia pastoris yeast strains with high productivity of useful proteins

A collaboration including researchers from Kobe University, University of Tokyo and Tohoku University has successfully identified…

Why can't we simply plant more trees to clean carbon dioxide from the air?

If we’re to have any shot at meeting the climate targets set out in the Paris…