1.5C warming cap could 'halve' sea level rise from melting ice

Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius could halve how much sea levels rise due to…

New ant species named in recognition of gender diversity

A newly discovered miniature trap jaw ant from the evergreen tropical forests of Ecuador bears the…

Researchers create leather-like material from silk proteins

Leather is an ever growing multi-billion dollar industry requiring more than 3.8 billion bovine animals—equal to…

Stabilization of the borafluorene anion with carbenes

The incorporation of boron into polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon systems leads to interesting chromophoric and fluorescing materials…

How mitochondria make the cut: When and where the powerhouse of the cell divides

Mitochondria either split in half to multiply within the cell, or cut off their ends to…

Coalitions and conflict among men

As in many other socially-living species, humans form coalitions to gain advantage in conflicts or to…

Deliberate ignorance: How we avoid information and why it's sometimes useful to do so

We live in a knowledge society in which science and education is of particular importance. Knowledge…

Pea plants make smart investment decisions that could help inform sustainable agriculture

Researchers at the University of Oxford have shown that pea plants are able to make smart…

Scientists model Saturn's interior

New Johns Hopkins University simulations offer an intriguing look into Saturn’s interior, suggesting that a thick…

First detailed look at how charge transfer distorts a molecule's structure

When light hits certain molecules, it dislodges electrons that then move from one location to another,…