Scientists studying forest dwelling butterflies in Central and South America have discovered that changes in the…
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Phages can anticipate bacteria's location and destroy them before they cause an infection
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and other institutions have identified a novel strategy that can…
From trash to treasure: Silicon waste finds new use in Li-ion batteries
Li-ion batteries (LIBs) are widely used in mobile electronics. Concerns of global warming and climate change…
Animal venoms as natural resource for new drugs
Currently there are more than 80 peptide drugs on the global market and about twice as…
Industrial compound gets ecofriendly reaction
Nagoya University scientists have developed a chemical reaction that produces high yields of a compound used…
Collapsed glaciers increase Third Pole uncertainties: Downstream lakes may merge within a decade
Glaciers are not only melting, but also collapsing in the Third Pole region. In 2016, two…
Fenghwaia, a new tree: Identifying the monotypic genus of Rhamnaceae from China
During a field investigation, taxonomic researchers from the South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy…
Large-scale commodity farming accelerating climate change in the Amazon
Deforestation has converted swaths of land in the southern Amazon region from rainforest to farmland. The…
Quantum causal loops
Normally, causal influence is assumed to go only one way—from cause to effect—and never back from…
A pioneering NASA mini weather satellite ends its mission
After nearly 2.5 years in orbit, a shoebox-size weather satellite phoned home one last time before…