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Researchers use light emitted from nanoparticles to control biological processes
The biological technique of ‘optogenetics’ uses light to control cells within living tissues that have been…
In an interconnected world, can environmentalists really 'act locally'?
Like many Americans, I worry about the state of the planet and try to make a…
Humanity's birthplace: why everyone alive today can call northern Botswana home
Where was the evolutionary birthplace of modern humans? The East African Great Rift Valley has long…
Sewage, rivers and soils provide missing link in antibiotic resistance story
If you think that the key to beating antibiotic resistance is only for doctors to prescribe…
Scientists synthesize light with new intrinsic chirality to tell mirror molecules apart
Light is the fastest way to distinguish right- and left-handed chiral molecules, which has important applications…
Red algae thrive despite ancestor's massive loss of genes
You’d think that losing 25 percent of your genes would be a big problem for survival.…
Air Force's mystery space plane lands, ends 2-year mission
The Air Force’s mystery space plane is back on Earth, following a record-breaking two-year mission. …
Fishing plastic 'ghost nets' out of the Baltic
On a small fishing boat out in the Baltic Sea, Pekka Kotilainen rifles through buckets of…
Virgin Galactic becomes first space tourism company to land on Wall Street
Virgin Galactic landed on Wall Street Monday, debuting its listing on the New York Stock Exchange…