Tropical trees use social distancing to maintain biodiversity

Tropical forests often harbor hundreds of species of trees in a square mile, but scientists often…

Scientists propose method that imparts elastic recovery to ferroelectric materials

A research group led by Prof. Li Runwei at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and…

New, simple and accessible method creates potency-increasing structure in drugs

Chemical structures called cyclopropanes can increase the potency and fine-tune the properties of many drugs, but…

Historical DNA study connects living people to enslaved and free African Americans at early ironworks

A first-of-its-kind analysis of historical DNA ties tens of thousands of living people to enslaved and…

How many lottery tickets do you need to buy to guarantee a win? Mathematicians find the answer

Mathematicians at The University of Manchester have answered the question: How many lottery tickets do you…

New study explores how venture team membership dynamics impact innovation

New research published in the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal shows that modifying the composition of a new…

A spinout's biggest competitor may be the parent company, not other entrepreneurs

Spinouts, or new ventures started by employees leaving a parent firm, often outperform other types of…

New study shows volcanism 56 million years ago released more methane than thought

About 55 million years ago, the Atlantic Ocean was born. Until then, Europe and America were…

James Webb Space Telescope captures stunning images of the Ring Nebula

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has recorded breathtaking new images of the iconic Ring Nebula,…

Study offers glimpse of 500-million-year-old sea worm named after 'Dune' monster

Excavations by a University of Kansas paleontologist working in a treasure trove of fossils called the…