Paradoxical Survival: Examining the Parrondo effect across biology

SUTD researchers study the pivotal role that Parrondo’s paradox plays in the shaping of living systems…

Symphony of genes in animal evolution

One of the most exciting discoveries in genome research was that the last common ancestor of…

Scientists propose environmentally friendly control practices for harmful tomato disease

Tomato yellow leaf curl disease (TYLCD) is the most destructive disease of tomato, causing severe damage…

How wildfires trap carbon for centuries to millennia

Charcoal produced by wildfires could trap carbon for hundreds of years and help mitigate climate change,…

Geoengineering versus a volcano

Major volcanic eruptions spew ash particles into the atmosphere, which reflect some of the Sun’s radiation…

Simple fluorescent surfactants produced for medicine, manufacturing

Chemists have produced an array of fluorescent surfactants for imaging, biomedical and manufacturing applications. …

Raman spectroscopy poised to make thyroid cancer diagnosis less invasive

Researchers have demonstrated that an optical technique known as Raman spectroscopy can be used to differentiate…

Momentus and NanoRacks Announce Working Relationship

Momentus and NanoRacks Announce Working Relationship Click here for original story, Momentus and NanoRacks…

Using quantum dots and a smartphone to find killer bacteria

A combination of off-the-shelf quantum dot nanotechnology and a smartphone camera soon could allow doctors to…

It would take 50 million years to recover New Zealand's lost bird species

Half of New Zealand’s birds have gone extinct since humans arrived on the islands. Many more…