Evolution Jul 8, 2024

Ancient dingo DNA shows modern dingoes share little ancestry with modern dog breeds

Dingoes arrived in Australia more than 3,000 years ago. Now a new study has compared DNA from fossilized dingo remains dating back 2,746 years with DNA from modern dingoes. The work finds that K'gari dingoes have no domestic ...

Nanomaterials Jul 3, 2024

Mapping the surfaces of MXenes, atom by atom, reveals new potential for the 2D materials

In the decade since their discovery at Drexel University, the family of two-dimensional materials called MXenes has shown a great deal of promise for applications ranging from water desalination and energy storage to electromagnetic ...

Evolution Jul 4, 2024

Study reveals rapid evolution and global spread of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Pseudomonas aeruginosa—an environmental bacteria that can cause devastating multidrug-resistant infections, particularly in people with underlying lung conditions—evolved rapidly and then spread globally over the last ...

Biochemistry Jul 5, 2024

AI approach optimizes development of antibody drugs

Proteins have evolved to excel at everything from contracting muscles to digesting food to recognizing viruses. To engineer better proteins, including antibodies, scientists often iteratively mutate the amino acids—the ...

Bio & Medicine Jul 5, 2024

Researchers explain the imaging mechanisms of atomic force microscopy in 3D

Researchers at Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University report the 3D imaging of a suspended nanostructure. The technique used is an extension of atomic force microscopy and is a promising approach for ...

Archaeology Jul 5, 2024

Evidence shows ancient Saudi Arabia had complex and thriving communities, not struggling people in a barren land

To date, little has been known about people living in north-western Saudi Arabia during the Neolithic—the period traditionally defined by the shift to humans controlling food production and settling into communities with ...

Nanomaterials Jul 3, 2024

Scientists discover way to 'grow' sub-nanometer sized transistors

A research team led by Director Jo Moon-Ho of the Center for Van der Waals Quantum Solids within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) has implemented a novel method to achieve epitaxial growth of 1D metallic materials with ...

Paleontology & Fossils 22 hours ago

Research reveals the most complete dinosaur discovered in the UK in a century

The most complete dinosaur discovered in this country in the last 100 years, with a pubic hip bone the size of a "dinner plate," has been described in a new paper published today in the Journal of Systematic Palaeontology.

Biochemistry Jul 4, 2024

A closer look at cell toxins: Researchers examine how radionuclides interact with kidney cells

When radionuclides enter our organism, whether by inhalation, ingestion, or through wounds, they pose a potential health risk. Many previous studies on radionuclide exposure have focused mainly on animal experiments. However, ...

Earth Sciences 23 hours ago

Mozambican Woodlands could store more than double the carbon previously estimated

The capacity of Mozambican woodlands to capture and store carbon is underestimated and potentially undervalued for their protection and restoration, finds new research from an international team of scientists including UCL ...

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