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Discovery of functional prebiotic metabolism shows promise for improving carbon-capture technologies
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have identified the conditions for cell metabolism to…
Environmental memory propels collective cell migration, shows study
Throughout their lives, cells encounter environments that vary in terms of how stiff or soft they…
Small, fast-growing reef fishes evolved in a warming ocean, finds study
James Cook University scientists have found coral reef fish developed faster growth rates in the warm…
Researchers report technique to fabricate nanosheets in one minute
A research group led by Professor Minoru Osada (he, him) and postdoctoral researcher Yue Shi (she,…
The Noah's Ark for plants beneath the English countryside
Inside bomb-proof frozen vaults underneath the English countryside hides a treasure trove of 40,000 species of…
An X-ray look at the heart of powerful quasars
Researchers have observed the X-ray emission of the most luminous quasar seen in the last 9…
Push for transit, walkable communities growing across US
On the weekend in March when Brittany Glover would have turned 34, her mother stood on…
Threatening 22 million people, Mexico's Popocatepetl is a very closely watched volcano
Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano rumbled to life again this week, belching out towering clouds of ash that…
7.7 magnitude earthquake in far Pacific creates small tsunami off Vanuatu
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake Friday in the far Pacific created small tsunami waves in Vanuatu. …