Building blocks for life on Earth arrived much later than we thought, billion-year-old rocks show

Ancient rocks from Greenland have shown that the elements necessary for the evolution of life did…

How impermeable is the impermeable graphene?

New experiments by researchers at The University of Manchester have placed the best limits yet on…

Nanoparticle-based thermal treatment cures intestinal cancer in mice

A group of scientists from NUST MISIS has presented the test results of an innovative oncotherapy…

A molecular map for the plant sciences

Plants are irreplaceable in the food chain, providing food and oxygen for essentially all organisms, and…

Heat and light create new biocompatible microparticles

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have devised a method for making small particles that are safe…

Supercomputer helps in tracking East Africa locust outbreak

A supercomputer is boosting efforts in East Africa to control a locust outbreak that raises what…

Six-fold jump in polar ice loss lifts global oceans

Greenland and Antarctica are shedding six times more ice than during the 1990s, driving sea level…

Banded mongoose study reveals how its environment influences the spread of infectious disease

With outbreaks of infectious diseases making headlines around the world, scientists are under pressure to understand…

'Spillway' for electrons could keep lithium metal batteries from catching fire

Nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego developed a safety feature that prevents lithium metal…

Warming mountaintops put snake at risk of extinction

Climate change is a key factor contributing to the likely extinction of the Greek Meadow Viper,…