With finite natural resources and a growing demand for food, the world must find ways to overcome this challenge. One proposal comes from a Brazilian startup that will produce milk proteins without the need for cows.
A new study from the Autonomous University of Barcelona used computational tools to explore more than 100 proteins known as glycosaminoglycan-binding proteins (HBPs), which normally aid in processes of blood clotting and inflammation.
A new prediction method was tested with satellite remote sensing and species distribution data over 20 years in Andalusia, making possible the development of more dynamic and integrative conservation area prioritization indicators.
If you're lucky, when you look up at the night sky, you'll see thousands and thousands of points of light. These lights each help tell the story of the universe—how it began, what worlds are out there now, and where new phenomena might develop. Unlocking the mysteries of the cosmos helps scientists better understand the science of our home on Earth, but space also holds something else for the general public—inspiration and wonder at all the possibilities out there.
New research into the Irish family law system has found that adult and child victim-survivors of domestic abuse are being retraumatized during guardianship, custody and access proceedings.
An international team led by the University of Seville, La Sapienza University of Rome and the Institute of Nature Conservation in Poland has studied how interactions between species affect the distribution of brown bears in Europe and Turkey. It has been found that the distribution of bears on a continental scale is largely explained by interaction with other species: specifically, bears occupy areas where the species that form part of their diet are distributed.
Researchers led by a Rutgers University-New Brunswick astrophysicist, who looked deeply into space at a period known as "Cosmic Noon," about 2 billion to 3 billion years after the Big Bang, have found that a special class of galaxies were busy experiencing their first major burst of star formation.
DTU researchers have developed an important coating for underwater drones and solar cell platforms. The coating will not adorn the drones in different colors, but rather act as a self-polishing layer that keeps algae and other biofouling away from the drones' built-in solar cells when they are on missions below sea level.
An international research team, led by Jian-Feng Mao, has developed PlantLncBoost, a new computational tool that helps to identify long non-coding RNAs in plants. These RNAs are crucial for numerous biological processes but differ a lot between different plant species. PlantLncBoost addresses this challenge with very high accuracy, offering new possibilities for genomic studies in plants. These findings were recently published in the journal New Phytologist.
New observations from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes have captured a rare cosmic event: Two galaxy clusters have collided and are now poised to head back for another swipe at each other.
