When plants or parts of them die, billions of small creatures help to break down the organic material. Next to microorganisms ...

Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have changed the sensitivity of bacterial systems for controlling gene activity to ...

Bacterial biofilm infections are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among patients with cystic fibrosis or ...

A trio of physicists at Sorbonne Université, in France, has observed a thermoelectric effect between two liquid materials for ...

A new study in Physical Review Letters (PRL) introduces the concept of pseudomagic quantum states, which appear to have high ...

Active systems display a wide range of complex and fascinating behaviors, many of which are not yet fully understood. Found ...

A common type of ocean algae plays a significant role in producing a massively abundant compound that helps cool the Earth's ...

New Zealand's center-right government said Tuesday it is scrapping a scheme to price greenhouse gas emissions from ...

What scientists previously thought about where Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) come from is just the tip of the iceberg, according to new research led by astronomers at the University of Toronto. The ...

Private philanthropy has long been a key source of funding for U.S. scientists, particularly as government support has failed ...

Sugarcane is the world's largest crop by biomass yield, providing 80% of the sugar and 40% of the biofuel produced worldwide.

Low-energy nuclear fusion reactions can potentially provide clean energy. In stars, low-energy fusion reactions during the ...