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Plants & Animals Jan 4, 2024

Study warns of widespread population collapse of African raptors

An international team of researchers has found that Africa's birds of prey are facing an extinction crisis. The study, co-led by researchers from the School of Biology at the University of St Andrews and The Peregrine Fund, ...

Bio & Medicine Jan 3, 2024

Enhanced brain delivery of antibodies heightens the potential to treat brain diseases

The blood-brain barrier blocks the entry of antibodies into the brain. This limits the potential use of antibody therapeutics to treat brain diseases, such as brain tumors.

Nanophysics Dec 29, 2023

New strategy for high-performance cathodes in aqueous zinc ion batteries

A new strategy was proposed in the field of aqueous zinc-ion battery to help increase the capacity of the cathodes, making them more efficient, according to a recent study published in ACS Nano.

Biochemistry Dec 19, 2023

How active are the microorganisms in your yogurt? Chemists create a new tool to study probiotic activity

Humans have been fermenting food and drinks—everything from kimchi and yogurt to beer and kombucha—for more than 13,000 years.

Earth Sciences Dec 14, 2023

Making fossil fuel companies accountable for their products' emissions would support the clean energy transition

I recently found myself among a group of alarmed scientists, writing a fervent plea to the European Commission to be more ambitious when it comes to corporate greenhouse gas reporting requirements. Our open letter calling ...

Polymers Dec 8, 2023

Polyethylene waste could be a thing of the past

An international team of experts undertaking fundamental research has developed a way of using polyethylene waste (PE) as a feedstock and converted it into valuable chemicals, via light-driven photocatalysis.

Environment Dec 7, 2023

Focus on people to boost Africa's climate resilience, says report

Investments in Africa's infrastructure can make people and communities far more resilient to the threats posed by climate change, a new report says.

Ecology Dec 7, 2023

How agriculture can make the most of one of the world's biggest carbon stocks, soil

It's right under our feet. We barely notice as we go about our lives, yet it is nothing less than the largest carbon repository among all of Earth's ecosystems. This distinction is awarded neither to forests, nor to the atmosphere, ...

Optics & Photonics Dec 7, 2023

X-ray method enables micron-resolution imaging of living organisms over long time periods

Researchers have developed an X-ray imaging technique that can produce detailed images of living organisms with a much lower X-ray dose than previously possible. The advance enables small organisms or other sensitive samples ...

Quantum Physics Nov 29, 2023

Researchers achieve quantum storage of entangled photons at telecom wavelengths in a crystal

Quantum technologies are currently maturing at a breath-taking pace. These technologies exploit principles of quantum mechanics in suitably engineered systems, with bright prospects such as boosting computational efficiencies ...

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