What microbes can tell us about life on Earth and in space

Microbes are just about everywhere, from the soil to the air to Arctic ice to oceans,…

Valley-transistor in two-dimensional materials: An ingredient for all-optical quantum technologies

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay have devised a novel method to construct valley…

US forests are failing to keep up with climate change, finds study

When it comes to saving the planet from the ravages of climate change, protecting forests is…

Relatives discovered: Membrane proteins of cyanobacteria and higher organisms are structurally highly similar

The cells of living organisms are equipped with proteins that are involved in the shaping and…

Sizing them up: An algorithm to accurately quantify rapeseed silique morphology

Rapeseed or oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) is an important crop cultivated worldwide for its oil-rich…

Novel living yeast-based dual biosensor for detecting peptide variants

Biosensors—sensors that can detect biological samples—are powerful tools for understanding the function, composition, and structure of…

SpaceX Starship clobbered Texas launch pad; future Space Coast launches prompt contingency plans

The most powerful rocket to ever launch from Earth left a crater at the SpaceX launch…

First heat wave of the year set to bake Sierra Nevada snowpack: 'The big melt is now here'

After weeks of uncertainty, forecasters say an incoming California heat wave will trigger rapid snowmelt on…

After historic year of environmental laws, California wants to go further

California’s Democratic supermajority wants to follow up its most ambitious year of environmental legislation by passing…

Japan firm's pioneering Moon landing fails

A Japanese startup attempting the first private landing on the Moon said Wednesday it had lost…