Science
Scientific discoveries and research
Protected areas that help wildlife often do little for the soil fungi on which plants depend
Governments around the world conserve plants and animals in part by setting aside land. Whether as wilderness reserves or as resource management zones that allo...
Beyond 0 and 1: Ferrotoroidic material can store four magnetic states
Today's computers store information using only two values: 0 and 1. But as electronic devices become smaller and reach their limits, scientists are searching fo...
Seaweed study unlocks surprising solution for cattle nutrition and sustainable agriculture
Cows eat grass...everyone knows that. But climate change is forcing producers and scientists to rethink some of our long-held assumptions about livestock nutrit...
Mining 231,705 Roblox reviews reveals which user problems need fastest fixes
Service quality improvement requires a holistic approach to analyzing customer reviews and identifying relevant, actionable issues. Researchers from South Korea...
Migrating charges unlock hard-to-reach C-H bond edits in organic molecules
A team at the University of Vienna, led by chemist Nuno Maulide, has developed a new method for controlling chemical reactions in a more targeted and efficient...
Persistent violence gaps hit Black and multiracial women hardest in California, analysis shows
Rates of violence against women have remained largely unchanged in California for nearly two decades, with Black and multiracial women facing the highest risks,...
Field-ready tool identifies rare and zoonotic parasitic worms missed by standard tests
Parasitic nematodes (commonly known as roundworms) are a large, diverse and poorly studied group of disease-causing organisms that severely impact the health of...
Hybrid projector delivers super-resolution images across extended depth with 16-fold gain
Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have developed a novel image projection system that delivers super-resolution images over an ext...
Chemists use sea sponge bacteria to create new molecules for drug discovery
Florida State University chemists have synthesized new molecules derived from bacteria found in a Pacific Ocean sea sponge, a breakthrough for the future of dru...
TriPcides target MRSA, suppress infection and kill dormant bacteria to open a new front against antibiotic resistance
In a new study, researchers show how so‑called TriPcides can target the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, including antibiotic‑resistant strains such as MRSA. Th...
How traffic makes cities warmer
More than half the world's population now lives in cities that are often much hotter than their rural surroundings. Roads, buildings and paved surfaces absorb a...
Visualizing sound: Scientists reveal hidden behaviors of sound waves
An international team of scientists has developed a new analysis of how sound waves behave, revealing surprising effects that have largely been overlooked for d...