11/09/2025

Expanding scientific access to biodiversity data

The Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology within the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is helping lead a national effort to transform how scientists access and use biodiversity data by digitizing ...

Hunting for aliens in the galaxy's most promising neighborhood

TRAPPIST-1 is a red dwarf star located about 40 light years away that hosts seven Earth-sized rocky planets, with at least three orbiting in the habitable zone where liquid water could potentially exist. This makes it one ...

New tool automates cell identification in complex datasets

Analyzing single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data is crucial for understanding complex biological processes and disease development, but identifying individual cell types within these vast datasets has been a significant ...

A new view of the proton and its excited states

The small but ubiquitous proton serves as a foundation for the bulk of the visible matter in the universe. It abides at the very heart of matter, giving rise to everything we see around us as it anchors the nuclei of atoms. ...

Island ant communities show signs of 'insect apocalypse'

From pollinating flowers to enabling decomposition and supporting nutrient cycles, insects' abundance and biodiversity are critical for maintaining healthy ecosystems. However, recent studies showing population declines have ...

Pinning down protons in water—a basic science success story

The movement of protons through electrically charged water is one of the most fundamental processes in chemistry. It is evident in everything from eyesight to energy storage to rocket fuel—and scientists have known about ...

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