After counting all the normal, luminous matter in the obvious places of the universe—galaxies, clusters of…
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Wet-dry cycles could have allowed for synthesis of building blocks for RNA on early Earth
A team of researchers with members from institutions in Germany, the U.K. and Japan has developed…
New king cricket species discovery in Costa Rica
A group of four Texas A&M Department of Entomology undergraduate students took their knowledge from the…
Climate change comes at a cost for iconic pāua
The pāua, New Zealand’s most famous shellfish, lauded globally for its iconic multi-colored shell, is under…
A catalog of DNA replication proteins
Maintenance of genome integrity—and prevention of diseases such as cancer—requires complete and faithful replication of the…
A new way to corrosion-proof thin atomic sheets
A variety of two-dimensional materials that have promising properties for optical, electronic, or optoelectronic applications have…
Artificial gut aims to expose the elusive microbiome
The microbiome is a collection of trillions of bacteria that reside in and on our bodies.…
Scientists uncover genetic similarities among species that use sound to navigate
Evolutionary adaptations like echolocation that are shared by unrelated species arose in part due to identical,…
The role of a cavity in the hypernova ejecta of a gamma-ray burst
Since 2018, a new style of research has been introduced in gamma-ray-burst (GRB) studies: It does…
Universal latent anion donors for ultralow work function solution-processable electrodes
NUS scientists have reported in Nature the discovery of latent universal electron donors from common anions,…