Fifteen years and 20 million insects: Sweden documents its insect fauna in a changing world

The Swedish Malaise Trap Project (SMTP) was launched in 2003 with the aim of making a…

New artificial neural network model bests MaxEnt in inverse problem example

Numerical simulations, generally based on equations that describe a given model and on initial data, are…

Unexpected insights into the dynamic structure of mitochondria

As power plants and energy stores, mitochondria are essential components of almost all cells in plants,…

A real global player: Previously unrecognised bacteria as a key group in marine sediments

Marine sediments cover more than two thirds of our planet’s surface. Nevertheless, they are scarcely explored,…

Bacteria get free lunch with butterflies and dragonflies

For humans, trade is second nature and civilizations have flourished and fallen with the fate of…

Scientists develop molecular 'fishing' to find individual molecules in blood

Like finding a needle in a haystack, Liviu Movileanu can find a single molecule in blood.…

Uncovering the plastic brain of a fruitfly—new study

Genetic mechanisms that govern brain plasticity—the brain’s ability to change and adapt—have been uncovered by researchers…

SpaceX has plans to fly space tourists twice as high as the ISS

SpaceX and space tourism firm Space Adventures have announced a plan to fly paying customers into…

PIA23707: Rupes Tenius

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

Unsettled geomagnetic field due to CH HSS influences

Solar wind parameters in 24 hours ending 12:30 UTC today were indicative of a slightly enhanced…