Countries missed opportunity to address climate crisis with pandemic stimulus

With deadlines to address climate change looming, countries worldwide missed a chance with unprecedented pandemic stimulus…

We should be eating more insects and using their waste to grow crops, says plant ecologist

Marcel Dicke already knew that insects are an excellent source of protein for humans, but he…

Powerful warm winds seen blowing from a neutron star as it rips up its companion

Using the most powerful telescopes on Earth and in space, a team of astronomers has found…

Gene editing gets safer thanks to redesigned Cas9 protein

One of the grand challenges with using CRISPR-based gene editing on humans is that the molecular…

Experiment demonstrates recovery time of a plasma-wakefield accelerator

An international team of researchers led by DESY scientists has demonstrated for the first time at…

Archaeologists discover innovative 40,000-year-old culture in China

When did populations of Homo sapiens first arrive in China and what happened when they encountered…

Progress and prospects in magnetic topological materials

A new review paper on magnetic topological materials introduces a theoretical concept that interweaves magnetism and…

Invasive alien species? Isn't there an app for that?

Invasive alien species (IAS) are a leading contributor to biodiversity loss, and they cause annual economic…

Marine plastic pollution could contribute to the introduction of invasive species

A new study led by the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) and the University of…

'Hotspot mapping' accelerates early-phase drug design

The amount of structural data on protein drug targets continues to grow. However, successfully mining this…