Why plastic bags are so hard to get rid of

In June, Canada joined a growing list of countries frustrated with the inability of market forces…

Cow gut study finds bugs that could up yields

Cutting-edge DNA technologies have discovered thousands of bugs in cows’ stomachs that could improve meat and…

Graphene paves the way for novel product enabling industrial users

NPL, Chalmers University of Technology and Graphensic, have demonstrated the long-term stability of the epigraphene quantum…

Mysterious m6A marks on RNA begin to yield their secrets

Chemical modifications that appear on some RNA transcripts may have evolved in part to help cells…

DNA tests of UK waters could help catch invasive species early

A team of scientists from the University of Southampton, Bangor University and the National Oceanography Centre…

One year, two trips around sun for NASA's Parker Solar Probe

Since NASA’s Parker Solar Probe launched on Aug. 12, 2018, Earth has made a single trip…

High temperature thermal shocks increase stability of single-atom catalysts

Catalysts are essentially boosters that increase the rate of a chemical reaction, and are widely used…

Rat detective uses DNA to uncover how rats scurry around cities

It’s dark and I’m parked in an alley near a lopsided compost bin. I have a…

Trees in the U.S. facing devastating threats due to invasive species

A team of researchers from Purdue University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture has found that…

Scientists discover potential path to improving samarium-cobalt magnets

Scientists have discovered a potential tool to enhance magnetization and magnetic anisotropy, making it possible to…