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Plants & Animals Jun 15, 2023

Previously overlooked algae toxin widespread in southern Indian River Lagoon

Spanning about one-third of Florida's East coast, the Indian River Lagoon has faced frequent harmful algal blooms in recent years. Among them, Pseudo-nitzschia spp., algae that produces the neurotoxin domoic acid.

Superconductivity Jun 6, 2023

Optimizing the properties and microstructure of bulk superconductors

Superconductors are increasingly finding applications in several areas, such as medical imaging techniques, drug delivery systems, energy storage systems, levitation processes, and water purification methods. This can be ...

Optics & Photonics May 31, 2023

Leveling up scanning electron microscope measurements for chip manufacturing

Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and KLA Corporation, a provider of inspection and measurement systems for the semiconductor and related industries, have improved the accuracy of ...

Archaeology May 30, 2023

Shell beads discovery sheds light on Stone Age seafaring

Stone Age humans may have made extended maritime voyages on the Caspian Sea, according to a new study published in the journal Open Archaeology.

Optics & Photonics May 30, 2023

New high resolution X-ray imaging technique can image biological specimens without causing damage

A pollen grain showing the nanofoam within or a diatom with the individual geometric structures inside clearly visible: Using high-energy X-rays from the PETRA III synchrotron light source at DESY, a team led by CFEL scientists ...

Environment May 24, 2023

New study finds bio-based plastic and plastic-blend textiles do not biodegrade in the ocean

Plastic pollution is seemingly omnipresent in society, and while plastic bags, cups, and bottles may first come to mind, plastics are also increasingly used to make clothing, rugs, and other textiles.

Condensed Matter May 19, 2023

When crystals flow: Semicrystalline polymer shown to flow at temperatures below its melting point

Semicrystalline polymers are solids that are assumed to flow only above their melting temperature. In a new study published in Science Advances, Chien-Hua Tu and a research team at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research ...

Ecology May 4, 2023

Study sheds light on symbiont relationship between orchids and fungi

Dendrobium chrysotoxum is an epiphytic orchid species that grows on tree trunks or as a lithophyte on rocks. It is of great ornamental and medicinal importance. The over-exploitation of D. chrysotoxum from the wild continues ...

Evolution May 2, 2023

Fossil find in California shakes up the natural history of cycad plants

Cycads, a group of gymnosperms which can resemble miniature palm trees (like the popular sago palm houseplant) were long thought to be "living fossils," a group that had evolved minimally since the time of the dinosaurs. ...

Bio & Medicine Apr 27, 2023

Sharp images show inside a hedgehog spine and reveal citrus-like structure

Detailed microscale images of the inside of a hedgehog spine have revealed that the internal structure looks similar to the inside of a citrus fruit, which may explain their strength and flexibility.

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