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Phys.org / Ditches as waterways: Managing 'ditch-scapes' to strengthen communities and the environment
Ditches are all around: along roads, through neighborhoods, across fields and marshes. These human-made waterways are so common that they can be easy to miss. A new literature review published in Communications Earth & Environment ...
Phys.org / Planets without plate tectonics and too little carbon dioxide could mean that technological alien life is rare
The closest technological species to us in the Milky Way galaxy could be 33,000 light years away and their civilization would have to be at least 280,000 years, and possibly millions of years, old if they are to exist at ...
Phys.org / Microscopes can now watch materials go quantum with liquid helium
A new specimen holder gives scientists more control over ultra-cold temperatures, enabling the study of how materials acquire properties useful in quantum computers.
Phys.org / Who shows up in times of need? High school extracurriculars offer clues
Are nerds the caring ones? High school stereotypes suggest that athletes score more popularity points than marching band members, debaters or leaders in the student council, but research from Rutgers finds that so-called ...
Medical Xpress / Engineered antibodies can direct T-cells to kill cytomegalovirus-infected cells
A UCLA research team has found a new way to prompt the immune system to kill cells infected with cytomegalovirus (CMV), a life-threatening infection that is particularly deadly in immunocompromised people.
Phys.org / Dandelions control the dispersal of their seeds through asymmetrical attachment, finds study
Don't be disappointed if all the fluffy seeds of a dandelion don't fly away with a single blow. The gust of wind from your lungs may be strong, but the dandelion's natural desire to control how its seeds are dispersed is ...
Medical Xpress / Using deep learning for precision cancer therapy
Nearly 50 new cancer therapies are approved every year. This is good news. "But for patients and their treating physicians, it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep track and to select the treatment methods from which ...
Phys.org / Researchers reveal molecular assembly and efficient light harvesting of largest eukaryotic photosystem complex
Coccolithophores are a type of single-celled microalgae that fix CO2 into organic matter and precipitate calcium carbonate, profoundly shaping ocean optics, carbon export, and long-term carbon storage. They are major contributors ...
Phys.org / Fluorescent 'zoom lens' exposes hidden protein changes for earlier disease detection
A novel strategy developed at Rice University allows scientists to zoom in on tiny segments of proteins inside living cells, revealing localized environmental changes that could indicate the earliest stages of diseases such ...
Phys.org / Team discovers potential bacterial solution to 'forever' chemicals
University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Engineering researchers are exploring a surprising ally in the fight against toxic "forever chemicals." Scientists in the labs of Rajib Saha and Nirupam Aich have discovered that ...
Phys.org / Second exoplanet found orbiting nearby star Gliese 536
Using radial velocity measurements, an international team of astronomers has identified a second planet orbiting a nearby M-dwarf star known as Gliese 536. The newfound alien world turns out to be at least a few times more ...
Medical Xpress / Microbial allies: Bacteria help fight against cancer
An international team of scientists led by researchers at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS), Imperial College London and the University of Cologne have discovered that microbes associated with tumors produce a ...
