Chemists make tough plastics recyclable

Chemists have developed a way to modify thermoset plastics with a chemical linker that makes it…

PIA24008: Lucus Planum Yardangs

           Target: Mars Mission:  2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument:  THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Click here…

Extreme environmental conditions can lead to a massive global reshuffling of biodiversity

Around 252 million years ago, the world experienced a mass extinction, killing ninety percent of all…

Earliest evidence for humans in the Americas

Humans settled in the Americas much earlier than previously thought, according to new finds from Mexico. …

Researchers develop photonic crystal light converter

Spectroscopy is the use of light to analyze physical objects and biological samples. Different kinds of…

Coronavirus: Cracking the secrets of how bats survive viruses

Bats’ codes of life contain genetic clues to their “exceptional immunity”, which protects them from viruses. …

Diamonds shine a light on hidden currents in graphene

It sounds like pure sorcery: using diamonds to observe invisible power swirling and flowing through carefully…

Proteins—and labs—coming together to prevent Rett syndrome

New discoveries about the disruption of condensates in the neurodevelopmental disorder Rett syndrome provide insights into…

New study shows retreat of East Antarctic ice sheet during previous warm periods

Questions about the stability of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet are a major source of uncertainty…

Genomic basis of bat superpowers revealed: Like how they survive deadly viruses

The genetic material that codes for bat adaptations and superpowers—such as the ability to fly, to…