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Published Quantum dots at room temp, using lab-designed protein - Quantum Dots at Room Temperature: A Breakthrough Using Lab-Designed Protein



Quantum dots are normally made in industrial settings with high temperatures and toxic, expensive so...
Published Carbon, soot and particles from combustion end up in deep-sea trenches - Carbon, Soot and Particles from Combustion End Up in Deep-Sea Trenches


New research shows that disproportionately large amounts of carbon accumulate at the bottom of deep-...
Published Does current shellfish anti-predator gear curb 'crunching' rays? - Does Current Shellfish Anti-Predator Gear Curb 'Crunching' Rays?


It's not just humans who enjoy eating shellfish, so do marine rays. They like to 'crunch' on clams,...
Published Microscopic color converters move small laser-based devices closer to reality - Microscopic Color Converters Move Small Laser-Based Devices Closer to Reality


Researchers have used an atomically thin material to build a device that can change the color of las...
Published Malformed seashells, ancient sediment provide clues about Earth's past - Malformed Seashells and Ancient Sediment: A Window into Earth's Past


Shrunken seashells and unusually dark sediment cores have helped geoscientists better understand the...
Published Extensive catalog of exploding stars - Extensive Catalog of Exploding Stars


The largest data release of relatively nearby supernovae (colossal explosions of stars), containing...
Published Phytoplankton blooms offer insight into impacts of climate change - Phytoplankton Blooms Offer Insight into Impacts of Climate Change


The first study into the biological response of the upper ocean in the wake of South Pacific cyclone...
Published New ancient 'marine crocodile' discovered on UK's Jurassic Coast -- and it's one of the oldest specimens of its type ever found - New Ancient 'Marine Crocodile' Discovered on UK's Jurassic Coast


A new study has uncovered a new thalattosuchian -- an ancient 'sister' of modern-day crocodiles' anc...
Published Happy worms have healthy eggs - Happy Worms Have Healthy Eggs: The Importance of Worm Health in Egg Production



Researchers have exposed roundworms (a well-established model organism in biological research) to se...
Published Like ancient mariners, ancestors of Prochlorococcus microbes rode out to sea on exoskeleton particles - Like Ancient Mariners, Ancestors of Prochlorococcus Microbes Rode Out to Sea on Exoskeleton Particles



Throughout the ocean, billions upon billions of plant-like microbes make up an invisible floating fo...
Published What did the earliest animals look like? - What Did the Earliest Animals Look Like?



Surprisingly, genome comparisons have failed to resolve a major question in animal evolution: Which...
Published Warmer climate causing acidification of the Arctic Ocean - Warmer Climate Causing Acidification of the Arctic Ocean


Climate change is causing the Arctic Ocean's sea ice to melt away. When the polar ocean loses its co...
Published Ancient megafaunal mutualisms and extinctions as factors in plant domestication - Ancient Megafaunal Mutualisms and Extinctions as Factors in Plant Domestication


The development of agriculture is often thought of as a human innovation in response to climate chan...
Published Study reveals more hostile conditions on Earth as life evolved - Study Reveals More Hostile Conditions on Earth as Life Evolved


During long portions of the past 2.4 billion years, the Earth may have been more 'inhospitable' to l...
Published Giants of the Jurassic seas were twice the size of a killer whale - Giants of the Jurassic Seas Were Twice the Size of a Killer Whale



There have been heated debates over the size of Jurassic animals. The speculation was set to continu...
Published Fossil of mosasaur with bizarre 'screwdriver teeth' found in Morocco - Fossil of Mosasaur with Bizarre 'Screwdriver Teeth' Found in Morocco



Scientists have discovered a new species of mosasaur, a sea-dwelling lizard from the age of the dino...
Published Satellites are key to monitoring ocean carbon - Satellites are Key to Monitoring Ocean Carbon


Satellites now play a key role in monitoring carbon levels in the oceans, but we are only just begin...
Published Bees and wasps use the same architectural solutions to join large hexagons to small hexagons - Bees and Wasps: The Ingenious Architects of Hexagons


Bees and wasps have converged on the same architectural solutions to nest-building problems, accordi...
Published First Australians ate giant eggs of huge flightless birds, ancient proteins confirm - First Australians Ate Giant Eggs of Huge Flightless Birds, Ancient Proteins Confirm


Scientists settle debate surrounding species that laid eggs exploited by early Australian people aro...
Published On Jupiter's moon Europa, 'chaos terrains' could be shuttling oxygen to ocean - On Jupiter's Moon Europa, 'Chaos Terrains' Could Be Shuttling Oxygen to Ocean


Researchers have built the world's first physics-based computer simulation of oxygen transport on Eu...