First hot plasma edge in a fusion facility demonstrated

Two major issues confronting magnetic-confinement fusion energy are enabling the walls of devices that house fusion…

Global ocean health relatively stable over past five years

While global ocean health has remained relatively stable over the past five years, individual countries have…

Skin microbe diversity can vary with forest type and habitat in Brazilian frogs

The diversity of microbes on the skin of frog species in Brazil's Atlantic Forest can vary…

Traumatic brain injury associated with dementia in working-age adults

According to a study encompassing the entire Finnish population, traumatic brain injury associated with an increased…

Reconciled: Climate sensitivity estimates between models and historical data

Scientists have devised an approach to compare the short- and long-term responses, or 'sensitivities,' of the…

Simple blood test predicts anemia risk after malaria treatment

Researchers have adapted an existing diagnostic test for malaria to predict the dangerous complications that sometimes…

Reconciling predictions of climate change

Researchers have resolved a major conflict in estimates of how much the Earth will warm in…

The big ecological roles of small natural features

Small natural features have big ecological roles but are often overlooked, according to an international team…

Investigating folding stability and dynamics of proteins

Researchers recently used Fast Relaxation Imaging (FReI) to investigate the folding stability and dynamics of proteins…

Cutting the cost of ethanol, other biofuels and gasoline

Biofuels like the ethanol in US gasoline could get cheaper. They've demonstrated how to design and…