Valuable peatlands at risk of disappearing

Peatlands are valuable ecosystems that store water and large quantities of carbon and that support high…

Video: Are human burial practices messing up Earth's ecosystems?

Life depends on death—living things die, decompose and eventually become nutrients for other life. …

A beacon molecule that prevents vision, behavioral problems in mice

Nestled deep in the middle of the vertebrate brain is a multi-sensory integration and movement control…

Researchers observe translation symmetry breaking in twisted bilayer graphene

Magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene is a material made of two sheets of graphene placed on top…

Catalyst advance improves natural gas cleaning technology

A newly developed catalyst with unique, atomic-sized “rafts” does a better job than current technology for…

New discovery can improve industrial yeast strains

Baker’s yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, is used industrially to produce a great variety of biochemicals. These biochemicals…

Fleshy fruits are more common in tropics: Phylogenic analysis

Fruits can be dichotomously classified as fleshy or dry. Although many factors have been proposed to…

A virus that disrupts the sex routines of roundworms

Viruses influence the sex life of the roundworm C. elegans. Male roundworms of this non-parasitic nematode…

mRNA degradation induced by fluid flow breaks left–right symmetry in vertebrates

A better knowledge of the causes of disease, birth defects and genetic syndromes could come from…

Successful beam pipe installation at LHCb

The LHC experiments are nearing the completion of maintenance and upgrade works carried out in the…