White egret orchid evolved frilly petal to support pollinator hawkmoth

Botanists suggest that the frilly lip of the white egret orchid evolved as a stabilizer for…

No 'Safe Space' for 12 key ocean species on North American West Coast

New research warns that climate impacts will significantly affect twelve economically and culturally important species that…

New bioremediation material to clean up 'forever chemicals'

A novel bioremediation technology for cleaning up per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, chemical pollutants that…

Listening to the people results in a more sustainable future energy system

By taking into account the demographics and preferences of US racial groups, clarified through a nationally…

How to help assembly-line robots shift gears and pick up almost anything

A University of Washington team created a new tool that can design a 3D-printable passive gripper…

Researchers take first-ever cryo-EM images of nitrogenase in action

Previously, it has been impossible to capture the high-resolution images of nitrogenase, the only enzyme capable…

How molecular motor proteins are involved in malaria transmission

Scientists have made a major breakthrough in understanding how malaria parasites divide and transmit the disease,…

Climate change could be making it harder for seabirds to catch fish

Researchers have found that that cloudier waters, caused in part by climate change, is making it…

Some types of stress could be good for brain functioning

It may feel like an anvil hanging over your head, but that looming deadline stressing you…

New Antarctic study shows levels of 'forever chemicals' reaching the remote continent have been increasing

New evidence from Antarctica shows that toxic ‘fluorinated forever chemicals’ have increased markedly in the remote…