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Multicolor super-resolution imaging made easy
Scientists at EPFL have developed robust and easy-to-implement multicolor super-resolution imaging. The approach is based on…
Huge forest fires put health at risk
After Australia, Siberia is burning, indicating that the frequency of such events is on the rise,…
Wastewater treatment boom changes essential nutrient balance in lakes
A vast number of new wastewater treatment plants in developing countries has led to an imbalance…
Hurricane season combined with COVID-19 pandemic could create perfect storm
When extreme climate conditions interact with stressors to social systems, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the…
If there is life out there, can we detect it?
Instruments aboard future space missions are capable of detecting amino acids, fatty acids and peptides, and…
Scientists grow optical chips in a petri dish
The modern photonics industry is constantly working on making its devices more compact, be it computing…
How plants' vascular cells turn into holes
Theoretical biologists have solved a unique puzzle in the structure of plants’ vascular tissue. Two mutations…
Need for better approaches to tackle multiple stressors in European lakes and rivers
A newly released Nature paper highlights a continued management need for reduction of nutrient stress in…
A small protein transports electrons between the two photosystems involved in plant photosynthesis
The emergence of oxygenic photosynthesis made it possible for complex multicellular life-forms to evolve on Earth.…