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…

'Plug-and-play' plasmonic metafibers for ultrafast fiber lasers

Integrating plasmonic metasurfaces on optical fiber tips forming so-called metafibers enriches the functionalities of an ordinary…

From wound healing to regeneration

The phenomenon of regeneration was discovered over 200 years ago in the freshwater polyp Hydra. Until…

Transgender parents bring child-centered perspective to parenthood, research finds

Many transgender parents with children between one-and-a-half and six years of age hesitate to label their…

From wound healing to regeneration

The phenomenon of regeneration was discovered over 200 years ago in the freshwater polyp Hydra. Until…

Less is more: Dimensionality reduction as a general strategy for more precise luminescence thermometry

Temperature and heat exchange are at the base of biological processes throughout the realm of Nature.…

More than 90% of identifiable trash in North Pacific Garbage Patch comes from just six countries

A team of researchers with the Ocean Cleanup project and Wageningen University, both in the Netherlands,…