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Cell & Microbiology Sep 9, 2025

'Microbial piracy' uncovers new way to fight drug-resistant infections

Researchers have discovered how "pirate phages" hijack other viruses to break into bacteria, sharing new genetic material for dangerous traits.

Optics & Photonics Sep 9, 2025

System guides light through a tiny crystal, undeterred by bumps, bends and back-reflections

Relaying a message from point A to B can be as simple as flashing a thumbs-up at a stranger in an intersection, signaling them to proceed—nonverbal, clear, and universally understood. But light-based communication is rarely ...

Planetary Sciences Sep 9, 2025

Perseverance meets the megabreccia

Last week, the Perseverance rover began an exciting new journey. Driving northwest of the Soroya ridge, Perseverance entered an area filled with a diverse range of boulders that the science team believes could hold clues ...

Earth Sciences Sep 9, 2025

Soil runoff from logged forests releases more reactive carbon, undermining climate mitigation efforts

The global demand for wood-based products is constantly increasing, creating a challenge for the logging industry. In an attempt to keep up in a sustainable manner, the industry replaces logged areas with tree farms and nurseries ...

Astrobiology Sep 9, 2025

Enceladus's plumes: Experiment questions ocean origin of organics

Organic molecules detected in the watery plumes that spew out from cracks in the surface of Enceladus could be formed through exposure to radiation on Saturn's icy moon, rather than originating from deep within its sub-surface ...

Optics & Photonics Sep 9, 2025

Butterfly wings inspire solution to impossible optics problem

The iridescent blue of butterfly wings has inspired researchers to find a solution to a challenge previously considered insurmountable—dynamically tuning advanced optical processes at visible wavelengths.

Archaeology Sep 9, 2025

Child burials of last hunter-gatherers offer insights into Mesolithic funerary behaviors

In a recent study by Dany Coutinho-Nogueira and his colleagues, the remains of three non-adults from Cabeço da Amoreira were analyzed. The work is published in the journal Childhood in the Past.

Analytical Chemistry Sep 9, 2025

First 3D real-time imaging of hydrogen's effect on stainless steel defects opens the way to a safer hydrogen economy

A study led by University of Oxford and Brookhaven National Laboratory researchers has uncovered how exposure to hydrogen atoms dynamically alters the internal structure of stainless steel. The findings reveal that hydrogen ...

Plants & Animals Sep 8, 2025

Videos show how high-speed tongues of salamanders and chameleons are helping unlock engineering breakthroughs

The tongues of chameleons and salamanders might not seem like the inspiration for tomorrow's engineering breakthroughs, but inside the Deban Laboratory at the University of South Florida, biology and engineering are colliding ...

Analytical Chemistry Sep 8, 2025

Old tires find new life: Rubber particles strengthen superhydrophobic coatings against corrosion

Superhydrophobic materials offer a strategy for developing marine anti-corrosion materials due to their low solid-liquid contact area and low surface energy. However, existing superhydrophobic anti-corrosion materials often ...

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