Modified virtual reality tech can measure brain activity

The research team at The University of Texas at Austin created a noninvasive electroencephalogram (EEG) sensor…

Astonishing complexity of bacterial circadian clocks

Bacteria make up more than 10% of all living things but until recently we had little…

Nitrogen fixation hotspots in Atlantic seaweed

A new study examined nitrogen fixation among diazotrophs–microorganisms that can convert nitrogen into usable form for…

In the treetops: Ecologist studies canopy soil abundance, chemistry

Ecologists examined the distribution patterns of canopy soils, and their soil properties, across Costa Rican forests.…

Parasites of viruses drive superbug evolution

Researchers have discovered a previously unknown mechanism by which bacteria share their genetic material through virus…

Geomagnetic field protects Earth from electron showers

Geophysicists studied the activity of high energy electrons and clarified the unexpected protective role of the…

Gas streamers feed triple baby stars

New observations and simulations of three spiral arms of gas feeding material to three protostars forming…

Tropical plant native to China reveals antiobesity potential

Scientists tested the antiobesity effects of Mallotus furetianus extract native to Hainan Island, China, using obesity…

Deep learning for new protein design

Deep learning methods have been used to augment existing energy-based physical models in ‘do novo’ or…

Scientists uncover a startling–and exploitable–coordination of gene expression in tumors

A new study has identified a pair of genes whose expression by a type of immune…