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Earth Sciences Jul 22, 2024

Metallic minerals on the deep-ocean floor split water to generate 'dark oxygen,' new study finds

An international team of researchers, including a Northwestern University chemist, has discovered that metallic minerals on the deep-ocean floor produce oxygen—13,000 feet below the surface.

Analytical Chemistry Jul 22, 2024

Maximizing hydrogen peroxide formation during water electrolysis

Due to its high availability, water is considered the most useful starting material for hydrogen production. Ideally, the conversion of water into hydrogen produces a second useful substance: hydrogen peroxide, which is required ...

Space Exploration Jul 22, 2024

NASA's Artemis II moon mission rocket core stage on way to Kennedy Space Center

The biggest piece of the puzzle to send humans on a trip around the moon for the first time in more than half a century is on its way to Kennedy Space Center.

Plants & Animals Jul 18, 2024

New study identifies potential protection areas for critically endangered sharks in Türkiye

Three potential Critical Angel Shark Areas (CASAs) have been identified in the Eastern Mediterranean, specifically in Türkiye's Fethiye Bay and Antalya Bay, which are part of the Turkish Riviera, and the Çanakkale or Dardanelles ...

Plants & Animals Jul 18, 2024

Anatomical study of the mudskipper reveals their adaptations to walking on land

Okinawa's mangrove forests are home to many animal species, from crabs to kingfishers; they host a diverse ecosystem teeming with life. Among the quirkier residents living there is "Minami-Tobihaze"—the barred mudskipper.

Biochemistry Jul 18, 2024

Scientists replicate enzyme that captures carbon

Scientists from King's College London have recreated the active site of Acetyl-CoA Synthase, an enzyme involved in capturing carbon from the atmosphere. The research, carried out in collaboration with Imperial College London, ...

Earth Sciences Jul 18, 2024

Minerals play newly discovered role in Earth's phosphorus cycle

Northwestern University-led researchers have discovered a new way that nature cycles phosphorus, a finding that uncovers a missing piece of Earth's puzzling phosphorus cycle.

Evolution Jul 17, 2024

Microbial structures in Antarctic lake could reveal more about how life evolved

In the depths of remote Antarctic lakes, communities of microorganisms are thriving where few life forms can survive. Scientists are studying structures formed by these communities to understand more about microscopic life ...

Earth Sciences Jul 17, 2024

Diatom surprise could rewrite the global carbon cycle

When it comes to diatoms that live in the ocean, new research suggests that photosynthesis is not the only strategy for accumulating carbon. Instead, these single-celled plankton are also building biomass by feeding directly ...

Cell & Microbiology Jul 17, 2024

Modular design: New insights into protein factories in human mitochondria

The "power plants" of living cells, the mitochondria, probably evolved through endosymbiosis: A bacterium migrated into a primordial cell and eventually developed into an organelle that provides the cell with energy, among ...

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