'Terminator zones' on distant planets could harbor life

In a new study, astronomers describe how extraterrestrial life has the potential to exist on distant…

Perovskite solar cells from the slot die coater — a step towards industrial production

Solar cells made from metal halide perovskites achieve high efficiencies and their production from liquid inks…

Low-cost device can measure air pollution anywhere

Flatburn is an open-source, mobile pollution detector intended to let people measure air quality cheaply. …

A comprehensive circuit mapping study reveals many unexpected facts about the norepinephrine neurons in the brainstem

A small nucleus in the brainstem called locus coeruleus (literally the ‘blue spot,’) is the primary…

Short night-time sleep linked with nearly doubled risk of clogged leg arteries

Sleeping less than five hours a night is associated with a 74% raised likelihood of developing…

Humans are altering the diet of Tasmanian devils, which may accelerate their decline

New research shows how human-modified landscapes affect the diets of these marsupial scavengers. Click…

Rsearchers examine combined effects of two combustion technologies on the emission of coal-fired boilers

There is currently a large dependence on coal for power generation. As coal-fired plants cause environmental…

Bigger flowers, greater rewards: Plants adapt to climate disruptions to lure pollinators

There’s been a well-documented shift toward earlier springtime flowering in many plants as the world warms.…

Study describes the structural and functional effects of several mutations on the androgen receptor

The androgen receptor is a key transcriptional factor for the proper sex development — especially in…

Major advance in super-resolution fluorescence microscopy

Pushing the MINFLUX technique to higher spatial and temporal precision allows protein dynamics to be observed…