Is it one or two species? The case of the cluster anemones

If you dive in the Mediterranean Sea, the cluster anemone is among the most fascinating and…

Novel Drosophila-based disease model to study human intellectual disability syndrome

The researchers from the TalTech molecular neurobiology laboratory headed by professor Tõnis Timmusk used the fruit…

Vessel noise present year-round at Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary

The environment in the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary off the coast of San Francisco is…

Study aims to use microbial information to inform global climate change models

Jizhong Zhou, the Director of the Institute for Environmental Genomics, a George Lynn Cross Research Professor…

Nanotech filter coating offers promise against COVID-19

A physics professor from the University of Houston has developed a nanotech coating designed to allow…

Why disordered light-harvesting systems produce ordered outcomes

Scientists typically prefer to work with ordered systems. However, a diverse team of physicists and biophysicists…

Common antioxidant enzyme may provide potential treatment for COVID-19

Researchers from UCLA and China have found that catalase, a naturally occurring enzyme, holds potential as…

Insight from sports medicine leads to discovery about mussels in acidifying ocean

Shannon Meseck, a NOAA Fisheries research chemist and marathon runner, was initially interested in how ultra-runners…

Volcanic ash could help reduce carbon dioxide associated with climate change

University of Southampton scientists investigating ways of removing carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases from…

Sensational COVID-19 communication erodes confidence in science

Scientists, policymakers and the media should acknowledge inherent uncertainties in epidemiological models projecting the spread of…