Scientists name new species of extinct giant amphibian from fossil found in retaining wall

Arenaerpeton supinatus was discovered in rocks cut from a nearby quarry that were intended for the…

Microbe-stuffed soil crusts menaced by climate change

Using a novel method to detect microbial activity in biological soil crusts, or biocrusts, after they…

Earth's core, replete with oceans and cyclones, is being demystified

At the center of Earth is a vast ball of metal, the planet’s core. While unreachable…

Turning big data into better breeds and varieties: Can AI help feed the planet?

Artificial intelligence could hold the key to feeding 10 billion people by 2050 in the face…

Researchers use enzymes to develop a new class of materials for biocatalytic processes

Industrial biocatalysis with enzymes is deemed to be a “game changer” in the development of a…

Physicists demonstrate how sound can be transmitted through vacuum

The classic film “Alien” was once promoted with the tagline “In space, no one can hear…

Human scent receptors could help 'sniff out' nerve gases in new sensor

By some estimates, the human nose can detect up to a trillion different smells with its…

Peculiarities of the germline-restricted chromosome of songbirds

In multicellular organisms, all cells of an individual normally contain the same genetic information and cell…

Small-molecule autocatalysis may have paved the way for the emergence of evolution by natural selection

The discipline of systems chemistry deals with the analysis and synthesis of various autocatalytic systems and…

The link between the impact of radiation on DNA and the time in which the damaged molecule breaks irreversibly revealed

We are exposed to ionizing radiation more often than we think: when we bathe in the…