Researchers at the University of Alberta have discovered a novel, second mechanism of action by the…
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New brain cell-like nanodevices work together to identify mutations in viruses
In the September issue of the journal Nature, scientists from Texas A&M University, Hewlett Packard Labs…
Choanozoan and picozoan marine protists are probably virus eaters: study
Viruses occur in astronomic numbers everywhere on Earth, from the atmosphere to the deepest ocean. Surprisingly,…
Sky islands and tropical alpine sunflowers at risk of disappearing
As temperatures rise around the world, many species may escape the heat by migrating to higher…
Provide shady spots to protect butterflies from climate change, say scientists
Researchers have discovered significant variations in the ability of different UK butterfly species to maintain a…
Climate pledges 'like tackling COVID-19 without social distancing'
Current global pledges to tackle climate change are the equivalent of declaring a pandemic without a…
Could life exist deep underground on Mars?
Recent science missions and results are bringing the search for life closer to home, and scientists…
Antarctic ice loss expected to affect future climate change
In a new climate modeling study that looked at the impacts of accelerated ice melt from…
Researchers develop method to create colloidal diamonds
The colloidal diamond has been a dream of researchers since the 1990s. These structures—stable, self-assembled formations…
Amazonia racing toward tipping point, fueled by unregulated fires
Amazonia is closer to a catastrophic ecological tipping point than any time in the last 100,000…