Science

Sex and the symbiont: Can algae hookups help corals survive?

Scientists have discovered that symbiotic single-celled algae that live inside of and feed corals can reproduce not only by mitosis,…

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How a city’s design creates congestion

City planners predict that as more people move into urban areas, traffic jams will get worse. That’s why sustainability experts…

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Metals supercharge promising method to bury harmful carbon dioxide under the sea

Researchers have found a way to supercharge the formation of carbon dioxide-based crystal structures that could someday store billions of…

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Those earrings are so last year – but the reason you’re wearing them is ancient

Shell beads found in a cave in Morocco are at least 142,000 years old. The archaeologists who found them say…

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River research reveals scale of macroplastic pollution

Plastic pollution clogs river systems for considerably longer than previously thought, new research shows.

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MIND diet linked to better cognitive performance

Researchers have found that older adults may benefit from a specific diet called the MIND diet even when they develop…

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New machine learning method to analyze complex scientific data of proteins

Scientists have developed a method using machine learning to better analyze data from a powerful scientific tool: nuclear magnetic resonance…

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Regulator proteins or symphonies of genes: Statistical modeling points way toward unified theory for DNA folding

Researchers seek to point a way toward a unified theory for how DNA changes shape when expressing genes. The scientists…

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Modern activities follow the contours of ancient Teotihuacan

A lidar mapping study shows ancient residents of Teotihuacan moved astonishing quantities of soil and bedrock for construction and reshaped…

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Research guides future of plastic waste chemical recycling

New research aims to ease the process of chemical recycling — an emerging industry that could turn waste products back…

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