Confinement effects of carbon nanotubes on polyoxometalate clusters enhance electrochemical energy storage

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are considered ideal electrochemical energy storage materials due to their high electrical conductivity,…

When water temperatures change, the molecular motors of cephalopods do too

Cephalopods are a large family of marine animals that includes octopuses, cuttlefish and squid. They live…

Study: Octopuses use RNA editing to rapidly respond to temperature changes by altering protein function

Each cell comes with a finite set of instructions encoded in its DNA. Life, however, is…

New knowledge of ancient grain: Researchers map complete millet genome to help with food security

An international team of researchers has unlocked a large-scale genomic analysis of Setaria or foxtail millet,…

Pulling its weight: Team identifies protein key to chromosome movement during cell division

During cell division, chromosomes, i.e., molecules containing our genetic material, must be properly replicated and segregated…

Study finds different nitrogen saturation thresholds in a temperate steppe

Nitrogen saturation refers to the phenomenon that the net primary productivity of an ecosystem—a fundamental ecosystem…

New study further narrows the search for elusive pairs of monster black holes

Although astrophysicists have never sensed supermassive black hole binary systems, a galaxy-sized detector composed of dead…

Here comes El Nino: It's early, likely to be big, sloppy and add even more heat to a warming world

An early bird El Nino has officially formed, likely to be strong, warp weather worldwide and…

Researchers detect elusive planets with CHEOPS

With the help of the CHEOPS space telescope an international team of European astronomers managed to…

Researchers find structures that enable rapid transmission of nerve impulses in insects

An animal’s brain consists of two different types of cell: neurons, which process and transmit information,…