Researchers decode a deep-sea-vent-endemic snail hologenome

A research team led by Prof. Qian Peiyuan, Head and Chair Professor from the Hong Kong…

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sends Sneak Peek of Mars Landing

Less than a day after NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover successfully landed on the surface of…

Release of nutrients from lake-bottom sediments worsens Lake Erie's annual 'dead zone'

Robotic laboratories on the bottom of Lake Erie have revealed that the muddy sediments there release…

Animal evolution: glimpses of ancient environments

Zoologists report the discovery of a trove of fossil fly larvae, and an intriguing caterpillar, encapsulated…

Life of a pure Martian design

Experimental microbially assisted chemolithotrophy provides an opportunity to trace the putative bioalteration processes of the Martian…

How the brain processes sign language

Over 70 million deaf people use sign languages as their preferred communication form. Although they access…

Sweet marine particles resist hungry bacteria

Rather sweet than salty: In the ocean microalgae produce a lot of sugar during algae blooms.…

New snake species and genus discovered in Myanmar

Mud snakes (family Homalopsidae) live in wetlands across Southeast Asia. Their habitats include natural swamps and…

Handheld DNA sequencers show promise for monitoring microbes during food production

Handheld devices are well suited to environmental monitoring during food production, and have key advantages in…

Cold dust cores in the central zone of the Milky Way

The Milky Way’s central molecular zone (CMZ) spans the innermost 1600 light-years of the galaxy (for…