6,000 years of climate history: An ancient lake has yielded its secrets

For millions of years, the Murray River has flowed from the Australian Alps across the inland…

Filtering out toxic chromium from water

Hexavalent chromium continues to contaminate water sources around the world, with one US company fined just…

State-of-the-art imaging method provides new insights into how bacteria move and exchange genetic information

Scientists have made a pivotal breakthrough in advancing our understanding of how bacteria move and perform…

Researchers uncover new anti-phage defense mechanisms in bacteria

Researchers from Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, have discovered…

Cultural differences in coping with interpersonal tensions

Stressors, such as getting into arguments or disagreements with others, have been linked to poorer physical…

Screw cancer: Microneedle sticks it to cancer tissue

A drug-loaded microrobotic needle effectively targets and remains attached to cancerous tissue in lab experiments without…

Coronavirus pandemic has harmed lower-income workers the most

The coronavirus is deepening divides in the United States along income, race and gender lines—with lower-income…

ESO instrument finds closest black hole to Earth

Astronomers have discovered a black hole lying just 1,000 light-years from Earth. The black hole is…

Newly modeled: Minimum energy requirements for microbial communities to live

A microbial community is a complex, dynamic system composed of hundreds of species and their interactions,…

Involving parents and carers is key part of successful career guidance, new report reveals

When it comes to helping the young people in their care succeed in the world of…