Selenium anchors could improve durability of platinum fuel cell catalysts

Researchers have developed a new platinum-based catalytic system that is far more durable than traditional commercial…

'Tiny fat bubbles' can boost immunity, calm disease

People living with inflammatory autoimmune disease could benefit from an ‘immune system reboot’, and researchers have…

Bad to the bone or just bad behavior?

A new study suggests that the way we perceive others’ bad behavior — as either biological…

Fe metabolic engineering method succeeds in producing 1,2,4-butanetriol sustainably from biomass

A more environmentally-friendly and sustainable method of producing the useful chemical 1,2,4-butanetriol has been discovered. The…

Tracking sulfur-based metabolism in the open ocean

Oceanographers found that marine microbes process sulfonate, a plentiful marine nutrient, in a way that is…

New Zealand launches plan to revive the health of lakes and rivers

New Zealand’s government released a plan to reverse the decline of iconic lakes and rivers this…

The air above Antarctica is suddenly getting warmer

Record warm temperatures above Antarctica over the coming weeks are likely to bring above-average spring temperatures…

Using a scanning tunneling microscope to make origami structures out of graphene

A team of researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Vanderbilt University and the University of…

More rain yet less water predicted for millions along Nile

In the coming decades, hot and dry conditions coupled with a rising population along the Nile…

Making sense of Saturn's impossible rotation

Saturn may be doing a little electromagnetic shimmy and twist which has been throwing off attempts…