2040: Hope and action in the climate crisis

It was framed as “the climate election,” but last week Australia returned a government with climate…

Ultra-small microorganisms contribute to global carbon cycles

Scientists report that ultra-small microorganisms make greater contributions to global carbon cycles than previously realized and…

Eastern China pinpointed as source of rogue ozone-depleting emissions

A mysterious rebound in the emissions of ozone-depleting chemicals—despite a global ban stretching back almost a…

New ultra diffuse galaxy found in the NGC 5846 group

Astronomers have detected a new ultra diffuse galaxy (UDG) located most likely in the NGC 5846…

ARM amputation: Huawei's big chip problem

ARM technology is used in more than 130 billion chips worldwide and is ubiquitous in mobile…

I'm an evolutionary biologist—here's why this ancient fungal fossil discovery is so revealing

Biologists don’t call them “the hidden kingdom” for nothing. With an estimated 5 million species, only…

The geometry of an electron determined for the first time

Physicists at the University of Basel have shown for the first time how a single electron…

Clean water eliminated effects of discharged drugs in fish

The development of new drugs is a good thing for both humans and animals. But unfortunately,…

CRISPR/Cas9 improves with better gene knockout method in aneuploid cell lines

CRISPR/Cas9 technology enables convenient and effective genome editing in diploid cell lines based on the isolation…

Bending the norm on nanowires

New methods of arranging silver nanowires make them more durable, shows a study by KAUST. These…