Materials
Why quasicrystals shouldn’t exist but are turning up in strange places
In autumn 1945, Lincoln LaPaz crouched over a patch of scorched ground in the Jornada del Muerto desert of New ...
Interpretable AI reveals key atomic traits for efficient hydrogen storage in metal hydrides
Workflow for descriptor modeling and design of metal hydrides for hydrogen storage. Credit: Chemical Science (2025). DOI: 10.1039/d5sc07296d Hydrogen fuel ...
Critically endangered penguins are directly competing with fishing boats
Large chick. Credit: Jacqui Glencross A new study from the University of St Andrews has found that endangered African penguins ...
Ukraine’s farms once fed billions, but now its soil is starving
Average excess or deficiency of nitrogen (N) as a percentage of total nitrogen input for wheat, corn and sunflower in ...
Cosmic ray puzzle resolved as scientists link ‘knee’ formation to black holes
LHAASO experiment. Photo: LHAASO collaboration The results, published by the Large High Altitude Airstream Observatory (LHAASO) on November 16, resolved ...
Dogs 10,000 years ago roamed with bands of humans and came in all shapes and sizes
From country dogs to toy poodles and mastiffs, dogs come in an amazing variety of shapes, colors and sizes. Today ...
A single gene may shape the taste of tea
Functional verification of CsKNOX6. Credit: Horticulture Research (2025). DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhaf051 Tea (Camellia sinensis) is one of the most widely consumed ...
Mosquito reproduction may hinge on E93 gene that links blood meals to energy use
Mechanism of E93-mediated metabolic homeostasis in female A. aegypti mosquitoes after blood ingestion. Photo: Laboratory of Professor Zou Zhen. Mosquito-borne ...
Wind and solar parks exacerbate existing rural tensions over land use and political alienation, study finds
Photo: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The energy transition is inextricably linked to social, economic and political issues, especially in rural areas. ...
Exploring the origin of a distant Type Ibn supernova found far from its host galaxy
Composite Grian image of SN 2024acyl taken by Gemini-North Observatory on February 22, 2025. The position of SN 2024acyl is ...
