Nuclear pore transport puzzle solved by super-resolution microscopy

A study has solved a long-standing debate about the transport of essential proteins, implicated in many…

Team ensures stability of desalination process with magnesium

A Korean research team found a method to inhibit the fouling of membranes, which are used…

How gene flow between species influences the evolution of Darwin's finches

Despite the traditional view that species do not exchange genes by hybridisation, recent studies show that…

How the coronavirus has changed air quality and what it could mean for the weather

The change in air pollution in China from January to February as stay-at-home orders were put…

2016 presidential campaign emails reveal strategy, surprises

While public discussion during and after the 2016 presidential campaign between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton…

How new materials increase the efficiency of direct ethanol fuel cells

Ethanol has five times higher volumetric energy density (6.7 kWh/L) than hydrogen (1.3 kWh/L) and can…

Study highlights gallium oxide's promise for next generation radiation detectors

New research from North Carolina State University finds that radiation detectors making use of single-crystal gallium…

Climate change increases risk of fisheries conflict

A team of fisheries scientists and marine policy experts, led by a University of Rhode Island…

Eta Aquarids: Watch Halley’s Comet’s Meteor Shower Peak in Night Skies

Meteor showers can light up night skies from dusk to dawn, and if you’re lucky you…

ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/04/2020

SlingShot:  To prepare for the Slingshot deployer installation, the crew reviewed the big picture words, then…