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Moderate warming rewires one-third of microalga's genes, study finds
Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that the microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii alters the activity of about one-third of its protein-coding genes...
Visible light triggers three-step cascade to make 3D drug-like molecules
A team led by chemist Frank Glorius, a professor at the Institute of Organic Chemistry at the University of Münster, has developed a new light-driven reaction s...
New 3D COF structure could help tune porous materials for batteries and cleanup
A research team synthesized and determined the structure of a borate-linked 3D crystalline covalent organic framework, TCTP-COF, via electron diffraction for th...
Researchers find simple solution for extending the lifespan of LEDs made from glowing quantum dots
A new study led by MIT researchers could drive the development of more energy-efficient digital displays—such as flat-screen TVs, augmented and virtual reality...
Ancient DNA challenges family assumptions in medieval Scandinavian graves
When archaeologists find adults and children buried together in medieval graves, it is often assumed that they were members of the same family. A new study from...
Physical laws explain why most flies evolved similar flight, with mosquitoes as outliers
A new study in PLOS Biology of 133 species of flies, mosquitoes and their relatives shows that most species fly in surprisingly similar ways. Physical and aerod...
Does multitasking ability really differ by sex? Not in the way you'd think
Research simulates real-life multitasking performance to assess potential differences between men and women. When coordinating five different tasks, men ignored...
Math reveals how honeybee hives balance the 'daring few, patient many' strategy
How do bees make group decisions without a leader? Math experts have determined that the best strategy is for a few to assume the risk of foraging under all con...
Tropical forests can switch from carbon sinks to carbon sources during El Niño
Tropical forests draw down and store large quantities of CO₂ from the atmosphere. The Amazon rainforest in South America, for example, stores approximately 123...
New test certifies quantum measurements that simpler methods cannot mimic
Proving that one quantum measurement is more powerful than another has long been difficult. Physicists from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Lund Universit...
Artificial hand reproduces human gestures using memory written into light-responsive polymers
Danqing Liu from Eindhoven University of Technology explores how interactions with digital systems can be improved through the sense of touch. To achieve this,...
High-status Iron Age burials reveal early links to Roman Empire
A large cemetery containing the lavishly adorned remains of unidentified high-status individuals dating from around 2,000 years ago has been uncovered by archae...