Cooling pollen sunscreen can block UV rays without harming corals
Materials scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have invented the world's first pollen-based sunscreen derived from Camellia flowers.
Materials scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have invented the world's first pollen-based sunscreen derived from Camellia flowers.
Ecology
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From mushrooms that cast a soft green glow to plankton that glimmers sparkling blue, glowing plants are nothing new to nature. Now, scientists are bringing that light to houseplants.
Plants & Animals
Aug 27, 2025
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Scientists have found a way to visualize delicate organs like the brain and heart by letting light into the tissues and exposing their inner workings, no dissection required. In their study published in Cell, Chinese researchers ...
Researchers at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) in collaboration with the Dexeus University Hospital have captured unparalleled images of a human embryo implanting. This is the first time that the process ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 15, 2025
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In the selection of specialty coffees, those that score above 80 points in blind tests are free of physical and sensory defects. Greenish-colored beans are known to give the drink an astringent taste, which is described as ...
Biotechnology
Aug 13, 2025
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Institut Pasteur and partner institutions report genetic evidence of Salmonella enterica lineage Para C and Borrelia recurrentis in Napoleonic soldiers from Vilnius, indicating paratyphoid fever and louse-borne relapsing ...
The DNA of nearly all life on Earth contains many redundancies, and scientists have long wondered whether these redundancies served a purpose or if they were just leftovers from evolutionary processes. Both DNA and RNA contain ...
The consensus on the likelihood of giving birth to a boy or girl has long been that the odds are roughly equal and that all mothers have the same odds of having either a boy or a girl. This is partially because sperm have ...
Bacteria are set to transform the future of dairy-free milk products. Scientists have successfully engineered E. coli to produce key milk proteins essential for cheese and yogurt production, without using any animal-derived ...
Weizmann Institute of Science-led researchers have unveiled a computational workflow that crafts enzymes exhibiting catalytic efficiencies surpassing 100,000 M−1 s−1, achieving performance comparable to natural biocatalysts ...