A more sustainable method of creating methanol—a key component of fuels, plastics, and medicines—has been developed…
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Newly discovered deep-sea enzyme breaks down PET plastic
Plastic pollution is increasingly affecting the health of coasts and oceans. One well-known problem is plastic…
Scientists discover a new way to test for life on Mars
Space scientists have discovered a new process to test for life on Mars and on Earth,…
Modeling of adhesive technology sheds new light on prehistoric cognition
Studying prehistoric production processes of birch bark tar using computational modeling reveals the kinds of cognition…
Uncovering novel mechanisms of endocytosis and intracellular trafficking
Endocytosis is an important cellular process through which cells internalize substances such as water and nutrients.…
By air, rain and land: How microbes return after a wildfire
The disruption brought by wildfires reaches everything that lives in or near a burning field or…
Systemic cooling poverty: A new facet of deprivation emerging in a warming planet
A new study in Nature Sustainability—published by researchers from Oxford University, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice,…
How plants respond to environmental threats with the proper defense
In plants, the jasmonate, or JA, signaling pathway helps plants control their defense responses to environmental…
Researchers pioneer safe nanocarrier system for treating bacterial infections
Antibiotic resistant bacteria are a threat to human lives, and yet the development of new drugs…
Model suggests Milky Way warp and flare due to tilt of dark halo
A trio of astrophysicists with Harvard and Smithsonian’s Center for Astrophysics has found via computer modeling…