Insolation affected ice age climate dynamics, researchers suggest

In past ice ages, the intensity of summer insolation affected the emergence of warm and cold…

New nanotech identifies chemical composition and structure of impurities in air, liquid and living tissue

Using conventional testing techniques, it can be challenging—sometimes impossible—to detect harmful contaminants such as nano-plastics, air…

The PLATO mission could be the most successful planet hunter ever, scientists believe

In 2026, the European Space Agency (ESA) will launch its next-generation exoplanet-hunting mission, the PLAnetary Transits…

New scintillator film with benign grain boundaries developed for high-resolution, fast X-ray imaging

A research team led by Prof. Wu Yuntao from the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics of the…

Researchers formulate controlled delivery of micronutrients to promote plant growth

Improvements in crop productivity and nutritional value are needed to meet increased global demand for food…

Researchers use quantum circuit to identify single nucleotides

DNA sequencing technology, i.e., determining the order of nucleotide bases in a DNA molecule, is central…

Systems metabolic engineering: Microbial cell factories as a source of eco-friendly food and cosmetic coloring

Despite decades of global population growth, a global food crisis seems to be imminent again. Food…

Astronomers discover five Green Pea galaxies with double-peaked emission lines

Astronomers from Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and their collaborators have…

Bringing back extinct molecules to fight modern bacteria

A team of microbiologists and bioengineers at the University of Pennsylvania has tested the possibility of…

Arrowhead housed at Bern History Museum found to be made from meteoritic iron

An international team of geologists and historians has found that an arrowhead housed at the Bern…