Substance that guides ant trail is produced by symbiotic bacteria

Researchers working on the Ribeirão Preto campus of the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil…

Vietnam activist sentenced to 13 years on subversion charges

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- A court in northern Vietnam sentenced a dissident to 13 years in…

An oil-eating bacterium that can clean up pollution and spills

Oil spills and their impact on the environment are a source of concern for scientists. These…

Researchers trace biological development via CRISPER-Cas9-induced scarring on DNA

Technologies such as RNA sequencing are now revealing which genes are expressed in each individual cell.…

Tiny nanomachine successfully completes test drive

Together with colleagues from the USA, scientists from the University of Bonn and the research institute…

Shaking up megathrust earthquakes with slow slip and fluid drainage

Megathrust earthquakes are the most powerful type of earthquake, occurring at subduction zones where one tectonic…

Phononic SEIRA—enhancing light-molecule interactions via crystal lattice vibrations

A study published in Light: Science & Applications opens new avenues for fundamental studies of vibrational…

Study analyzes the keys to fragmentation of metallic materials

Scientists have analyzed the mechanisms behind the dynamic fragmentation of ductile metallic materials that exhibit large…

The absence of a single mitochondrial protein causes severe inflammation

The link between mitochondria and inflammation is still unclear. But it is known is that the…

Researchers design upgrade device for mass spectrometers

Researchers from Skoltech and MIPT have developed a device for upgrading mass spectrometers used to analyze…