The University of Oxford is to lead a new £3 million project to develop novel cathode materials for future lithium-ion batteries.
Decades-Old Barrels of Industrial Waste Still Impacting Ocean Floor Off LA
Initially thought to contain the pesticide DDT, study reveals some barrels contained caustic alkaline waste.
Cloudy Cluster
This new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week features a cloudy starscape from an impressive star cluster.
Scientists Uncover Extreme Life Inside the Arctic Ice
For the first time, researchers report that Arctic algae can hustle along in -15 C – the lowest-temperature movement ever recorded in complex, living cells.
AI to Spark New Recyclable Plastics Design
Imagine a world in which all types of plastic containers, packaging, carbon-fiber composite bikes and knee implants could be recycled together as a single processing stream.
Invasive Plants are Rapidly Changing the Tropics
Invasive species are reshaping ecosystems and local people’s relationship with nature in the tropics, a study led by Danish researchers Ninad Avinash Mungi and Jens Christian Svenning from Aarhus University shows.
How Harmful Bacteria Hijack Crops
Aphids, grasshoppers and other bugs aren’t the only pests that can quickly wipe out a crop. Many harmful bacteria have evolved ways to bypass a plant’s defenses.
Dragonflies Survived Asteroids—But Wildfires and Climate Change May Push Them to Extinction According to CU Denver Study
A new study led by University of Colorado Denver has uncovered how climate change and intensifying wildfires are disrupting dragonfly mating traits—threatening to push some species toward local extinction.
New and Simple Detection Method for Nanoplastics
Researchers at the University of Stuttgart have developed an “optical sieve” for detecting tiny nanoplastic particles.
60 Percent of the World’s Land Area Is in a Precarious State
A new study maps the planetary boundary of “functional biosphere integrity” in spatial detail and over centuries.