Three-dimensional model illuminates key aspects of early development

From a biological standpoint, the earliest stages of life are the most mysterious. A developing human…

How to protect corals facing climate change

The best way to protect corals threatened by climate change is to conserve a wide range…

Evolution of life in the ocean changed 170 million years ago

The ocean as we understand it today was shaped by a global evolutionary regime shift around…

New twist in the race to replace the graphite anode for better rechargeable batteries

Improvements to a class of battery electrolyte first introduced in 2017—liquefied gas electrolytes—could pave the way…

New metalloenzyme-based system allows selective targeting of cancer cells

RIKEN researchers have developed a promising method to deliver a drug to cancer cells without affecting…

Theoretical physicists unveil one of the most ubiquitous and elusive concepts in chemistry

Oxidation numbers have so far eluded any rigorous quantum mechanical definition. A new SISSA study, published…

'Committed' CO2 emissions jeopardize international climate goals, study finds

The nations that have signed agreements to stabilize the global mean temperature by 2050 will fail…

When Drought Threatens Crops: NASA’s Role in Famine Warnings

NASA uses satellite data and models to support the Famine Early Warning Network Click…

Radiation sensitive

There is little known about the effects of space radiation on the human body. Astronauts cannot…

Cosmic fireworks in ultraviolet

Telescopes, including Hubble, have monitored the Eta Carinae star system for more than two decades. It…