Symbiosis, or the interaction of two unalike species, is common and often necessary for survival. In insects, symbiotic ...

The task of gently transporting a microscopic particle from one point to another along a winding path, and then bringing it back using nothing more than a single, compact chip is a challenge we set ...

One of the first steps in addressing health concerns is measurement. For firefighters, one health concern is that their gear ...

Agriculture reached the coast of southern Denmark around 4000 BCE, but these prehistoric Scandinavians continued to fish and ...

People in low-performing organizations are more likely to look to others working elsewhere to access new knowledge and ...

Neanderthals had the know-how to identify a tooth infection and the motor skills to drill out the damage, according to a ...

Researchers at the Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures have conducted high-resolution investigations of the so-called cyanosphere, the "housing community" of ...

RIKEN researchers have determined the molecular structure of an enzyme that occurs in fish. This could shed light on molecular processes in a wide range of marine organisms. The work is published in ...

Insulators are materials in which electrons cannot move freely. Past theoretical studies predicted the existence of an unusual insulating state dubbed obstructed atomic insulator (OAI), in which ...

Gene editing can repair a DNA error in mice that causes Dravet syndrome, a rare, incurable, and potentially deadly form of ...

A microscopic "plant destroyer" not only helped trigger one of the deadliest famines in modern history but also reshaped ...

Artificial intelligence is beginning to transform climate science, not just by improving forecasts, but by helping ...