Nanomaterial influences gut microbiome and immune system interactions

The nanomaterial graphene oxide—which is used in everything from electronics to sensors for biomolecules—can indirectly affect…

Study shows mountain glacier melting is linked to shifting westerlies and likely to accelerate

The combination of global atmospheric warming and westerly winds shifting toward the poles will likely speed…

Novel 3D imaging model may show path to more water-efficient plants

A new computational pipeline for analyzing three-dimensional imaging data can help biologists more accurately and quickly…

How many Australians are going hungry? The country doesn't know for sure, and that's a big part of the problem

Growing numbers of Australians are reported to be struggling to put enough healthy food on the…

UK-led robotic sky scanner reveals its first galactic fingerprint

A major telescope upgrade has peered through to the distant universe to reveal the spectra of…

New app identifies rice disease at early stages

Rice is one of the most important food crops for billions of people but the plants…

Amber researcher finds new species of cockroach, first fossilized roach sperm

The cockroach, reviled around the world for its sickness-causing potential and general creepiness, now occupies an…

Navigation strategy of sea urchin sperm found to be a natural implementation of extremum seeking

A trio of researchers, two from the University of California at Irvine, the third from the…

Chemists discover fundamental catalyst protonation process to promote solar-driven water splitting

Hydrogen is a promising green energy carrier for a sustainable future. However, it is mostly locked…

Gold-based passive heating for eyewear

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed an ultrathin, gold-based transparent coating that is able to convert…