A cell process discovered in fish has important implications for medical research and aquaculture

Autophagy is the process by which cells degrade and recycle their own components. It helps maintain…

Unfavourable attitudes toward genetically modified food predict negative feelings about other food technologies

Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the Harvard T. H. Chan School of…

How very hungry caterpillars grow and grow and don't get sick

What if I told you that right in your backyard there lives a creature that eats…

How has COVID-19 affected the gig economy?

The arrival of the novel coronavirus and subsequent shutdowns of economies across the globe have caused…

High snow levels indicate very weak Nordic power prices this summer

Electricity prices in the Nordic countries are likely to be unusually low this summer amid high…

New multispectral curved compound eye camera developed with ultra-large field of view

Multispectral imaging technology has found wide applications in remote sensing, as it has a relatively high…

Researchers design novel antibiofouling biomimetic diamond film

Biofouling is a worldwide problem that leads to severe deterioration after a substrate comes into contact…

Abundance and composition of periphyton show noticeable seasonality under different warming scenario

Periphyton plays an important functional role in lake nutrient cycles and food webs, especially at low…

Large earthquakes shape landscape at high elevation

The mountain landscape is a result of battle between tectonic uplift, river incision and bedrock landsliding.…

6th millennium BC structure discovered in Saudi Arabia

In contrast to the prehistoric remains of the Near East, the megalithic monuments of Arabia remain…