Fungi and bacteria are binging on burned soil

UC Riverside researchers have identified tiny organisms that not only survive but thrive during the first…

New sodium, aluminum battery aims to integrate renewables for grid resiliency

A new sodium battery technology shows promise for helping integrate renewable energy into the electric grid.…

Changing climate conditions likely facilitated early human migration to the Americas at key intervals, research suggests

Researchers have pinpointed two intervals when ice and ocean conditions would have been favorable to support…

Engineers devise a modular system to produce efficient, scalable aquabots

Researchers developed a new approach to building deformable underwater robots, using simple repeating substructures. The team…

'Thrifty' low-energy budgets of primary cancer tumors quantified

In five different types of cancers, researchers found that tumors were successful at proliferating on low-energy…

Wild bumblebee queens lured and killed in commercial hives

While testing how well commercial bumblebees pollinate early spring crops, researchers made a surprising discovery: dead…

How waste-eating bacteria digest complex carbons

For the first time, researchers mapped the metabolic mechanisms in a Comamonas bacterium that digests chemicals…

Following healthy lifestyle may reduce risk of long COVID

Women who followed most aspects of a healthy lifestyle, including healthy body weight, not smoking, regular…

More frequent atmospheric rivers hinder seasonal recovery of Arctic sea ice

The Arctic is rapidly losing sea ice, even during winter months when temperatures are below freezing…

A star is born: Study reveals complex chemistry inside 'stellar nurseries'

The universe’s carbon atoms complete a journey that spans eons — forming in the hearts of…