Microbes produce oxygen in the dark

There is more going on in the deep, dark ocean waters than you may think: Uncountable…

Nematicity is a new piece in double bilayer graphene phase diagram puzzle

Although twisted sheets of double bilayer graphene have been studied extensively the past few years, there…

Near-empty flights crisscross Europe to secure landing slots

Europe’s sky is filling up with near-empty polluting planes that serve little other purpose than safeguarding…

Leonardo 'Tree' Caprio: new species named after star

A new tree species has been named after actor Leonardo DiCaprio as a tribute to the…

Most countries may see annual heat extremes every second year: study

Almost every country on Earth could experience extremely hot years every other year by 2030, according…

Sending tardigrades to the stars

No longer solely in the realm of science fiction, the possibility of interstellar travel has appeared,…

How to test the limits of quantum mechanics

Researchers from Imperial College London and Lancaster University have suggested a new approach to test the…

A multispecies amplicon sequencing approach for genetic diversity assessments in grassland plant species

Grasslands are widespread and relevant ecosystems responsible for sustainable roughage production. Plant genetic diversity (PGD; i.e.,…

Gene discovered crucial to making crop plants produce clonal seeds

Researchers from KeyGene and Wageningen University & Research (WUR), in collaboration with colleagues from Japan and…

Researchers develop automated method to identify fish calls underwater

An Oregon State University research team and collaborators have developed an automated method that can accurately…