Tiny external structures in the wax coating of blueberries give them their blue color, researchers reveal.
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What turned Earth into a giant snowball 700m years ago? Scientists now have an answer
Inspired during field work in South Australia's Flinders Ranges, geoscientists have proposed that all-time low volcanic carbon dioxide emissions triggered a 57 million year-long global 'Sturtian' ice age.
Permafrost Restrains Arctic Rivers—and Lots of Carbon
New research from Dartmouth provides the first evidence that the Arctic’s frozen soil is the dominant force shaping Earth’s northernmost rivers.
Researchers at UMass Amherst Discover Key to Molecular Mystery of How Plants Respond to Changing Conditions
A team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently published a pioneering study that answers a central question in biology: how do organisms rally a wide range of cellular processes when they encounter a change—either internally or in the external environment—to thrive in good times or survive the...
EVs that Go 1,000km on a Single Charge: Gel Makes It Possible
Futuristic advancements in AI and healthcare stole the limelight at the tech extravaganza Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024.
EVs that go 1,000 km on a single charge: Gel makes it possible
Engineers apply electron beam technology to develop an integrated silicon-gel electrolyte system.
Dinosaurs’ success helped by specialized stance and gait, study finds
Dinosaurs' range of locomotion made them incredibly adaptable, researchers have found.
Inexpensive, carbon-neutral biofuels are finally possible
When it comes to making fuel from plants, the first step has always been the hardest -- breaking down the plant matter. A new study finds that introducing a simple, renewable chemical to the pretreatment step can finally make next-generation biofuel production both cost-effective and carbon neutral.
How kelp forests persisted through the large 2014-2016 Pacific marine heatwave
New research reveals that denser, and more sheltered, kelp forests can withstand serious stressors amid warming ocean temperatures.
New study finds ‘sweet spot’ for length of yarn-shaped supercapacitors
Researchers have identified a 'sweet spot' at which the length of a threadlike energy storage technology called a 'yarn-shaped supercapacitor' (YSC) yields the highest and most efficient flow of energy per unit length.