Dinosaur-killing asteroid strike gave rise to Amazon rainforest

The asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs gave birth to tropical rainforests, a study suggests. …

PIA24515: Margaritifer Terra – False Color

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

Hidden diversity of coral more important for conservation than previously thought

In recent years, advancements in DNA sequencing have exposed a large amount of hidden diversity in…

Dual-bed catalyst enables high conversion of syngas to gasoline-range liquid hydrocarbons

Gasoline, the primary transportation fuel, contains hydrocarbons with 5-11 carbons (C5-11) and is almost derived from…

In-situ nanoscale insights into the evolution of solid electrolyte interphase shells

The interfacial decomposition products forming the so-called solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) during the first charging/discharging significantly determine…

Oxygen-promoted synthesis of armchair graphene nanoribbons on Cu(111)

On-surface synthesis has received great attention as a method to create atomically-precise one-dimensional (1D) and two-dimensional…

Depositing iron species inside ZSM-5 to oxidize cyclohexane to cyclohexanone

The directly catalytic oxidation of alkanes has high atomic economy and application value to form corresponding…

Exploring the evolution of Earth's habitability regulated by oxygen cycle

As an essential material for the survival and reproduction of almost all aerobic organisms, oxygen is…

Adjusting interactions help some of California's wild bee populations survive

Across California’s Central Valley, under stress from large-scale agriculture and climate change, native bee species that…

In coal-addicted Bulgaria, EU climate goal faces hurdles

With its belching smokestacks, Bulgaria’s Bobov Dol coal plant symbolises the type of industry the EU…