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Polymers Jun 27, 2024

Exciting applications for marine degradable, bio- and CO2-based PISOX polymers

Researchers at the Industrial Sustainable Chemistry (ISC) group at the Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences have developed a new class of bio- and CO2 based PISOX polymers with surprising properties and applications.

Economics & Business Jun 26, 2024

Journalism's trust problem is about money, not politics

Journalism faces a credibility crisis. Only 32% of Americans report having "a great deal" or "fair amount" of trust in news reporting—a historical low.

Social Sciences Jun 26, 2024

The horrifying human cost of big sporting events

With the Copa América, the UEFA European Championship and the Olympic Games all taking place over a few months, summer 2024 is shaping up to be a celebration of sport.

Space Exploration Jun 26, 2024

The space bricks have landed

ESA scientists have been exploring how a future moon base might be built from materials on the lunar surface. Inspired by LEGO building, they have used dust from a meteorite to 3D-print "space bricks" to test the idea. ESA's ...

Environment Jun 26, 2024

Advancements in forecasting summer heat waves ten days in advance

Researchers have unveiled a system capable of predicting the likelihood of heat wave occurrences in Korea ten days in advance. This technology is expected to facilitate early preparations for heat waves, particularly given ...

Social Sciences Jun 26, 2024

Study finds most young people have at some point inflicted offline or online violence on their partners

The PSIDES research group of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) is dedicated to researching online dating violence in young couples. The aim is to gain a better understanding of this recent phenomenon so that ...

Molecular & Computational biology Jun 26, 2024

Researchers develop highly accurate carbohydrate binding site prediction algorithm, DeepGlycanSite

As the most abundant organic substances in nature, carbohydrates are essential for life. Carbohydrates interact with diverse protein families to modulate various biological processes, including immune response, cell differentiation ...

Social Sciences Jun 26, 2024

Q&A: Research shows children and adolescents may be motivated to rectify gender and ethnicity biases in the classroom

A new Child Development study by researchers at the University of Maryland, Furman University, Education Northwest and University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa in the United States has examined whether children think it's unfair for ...

Astronomy Jun 25, 2024

Jupiter's upper atmosphere surprises astronomers

Using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, scientists observed the region above Jupiter's iconic Great Red Spot to discover a variety of previously unseen features. The region, previously believed to be unremarkable ...

Cell & Microbiology Jun 25, 2024

New fluorescent reporting system illuminates accumulation of unfolded proteins in endoplasmic reticulum

The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a major organelle responsible for protein folding and trafficking. Protein folding stress in the ER can lead to the accumulation of unfolded or misfolded proteins, known as ER stress, which ...

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