Researchers have named two newly discovered freshwater snail species from Brazil after characters from The Lord of the Rings.
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Research team successfully produces microbial plastic to replace PET bottles
Researchers have succeeded in developing a microbial strain that efficiently produces pseudoaromatic polyester monomer to replace polyethylene terephthalate (PET) using systems metabolic engineering.
Elephant seal colony declines one year after avian flu outbreak
A year after an outbreak of H5N1 killed thousands of elephant seals in Argentina, only about a third of the seals normally expected here returned, scientists estimate.
Rice Discovery Taps ‘Hot Carriers’ for On-Demand, Emissions-Free Hydrogen and Catalyst Regeneration
Plasmonic photocatalysis breakthrough could enable major industry shift from heat- to light-based processes.
Nanoparticle Bursts Over the Amazon Rainforest
Rainfall induces bursts of natural nanoparticles that can form clouds and further precipitation over the Amazon rainforest.
Study of mountaineering mice sheds light on evolutionary adaptation
Highland deer mice and their lowland cousins ventured on a simulated seven-week ascent to 6,000 meters. By tracking how the mice responded to cold stress and progressively lower oxygen levels, the study tested whether deer mice have a generalized ability to acclimatize or whether some mice have evolved adaptations to...
Heartier Heinz? How scientists are learning to help tomatoes beat the heat
Biologists found what makes some types of tomatoes more heat-tolerant, yielding insights that could help crops adapt to climate change.
Measurements from ‘lost’ Seaglider offer new insights into Antarctic ice melting
New research reveals for the first time how a major Antarctic ice shelf has been subjected to increased melting by warming ocean waters over the last four decades. Scientists say the study -- the result of their autonomous Seaglider getting accidentally stuck underneath the Ross Ice Shelf -- suggests this...
Geologists rewrite textbooks with new insights from the bottom of the Grand Canyon
Geoscientists employed current-day stratigraphic, depositional and paleontological models, along with modern technological muscle to provide updated insights of the Cambrian period of the Grand Canyon.
Startup Turns Mining Waste into Critical Metals for the U.S.
At the heart of the energy transition is a metal transition.