Rice lab’s process simplifies fluoroketone synthesis
Rice University physicists have discovered a way to trap the world's coldest plasma in a magnetic bottle, a technological achievement that could advance research into clean energy, space weather and astrophysics.
Data scientists analyze photos from 15 tropical rainforests
Study shows how mutant protein clusters drive disease-causing aggregates
Combined energy sources return a burst of photons from plasmonic gold nanogaps
Fish that dine on corals may pay it forward with poop.
One of nature's most prolific cannibals could be hiding in your pantry, and biologists have used it to show how social structure affects the evolution of selfish behavior.
Physicists from Exeter and Zaragoza have created a theory describing how non-reciprocity can be induced at the quantum level,
Global warming will cause the world's soil to release carbon, new research shows.
Earthquakes and extreme rainfall can lead to a six-fold increase in the rates of rainfall-triggered landslides occurring during Nepal’s monsoon season, according to new research.
Poor sleep in the over 50s is linked to more negative perceptions of ageing, which in turn can impact physical, mental and cognitive health, new research has revealed.
Wildlife trading on social media is a complex issue – but tech firms can take steps to tackle it, according to new research.
Sooty terns’ wide-ranging migration patterns present big challenges for conservationists working to understand and address a sharp population decline,
Whales in New Zealand's Hauraki Gulf consume about three million microplastics per day, a new study has found.
Whether parents prefer a conformance-oriented or independence-oriented supplemental education program for their children depends on political ideology, according to a study of more than 8,500 American parents by a research team from Rice and the University of Texas at San Antonio.
More rain than snow will fall in the Arctic – and this transition will occur decades earlier than previously predicted, a new study reports.
Rice chemists show ions’ staged release from gold-silver nanoparticles could be useful property
Study: Skull asymmetry arose rapidly from trait co-evolution
Rice lab uses laser-induced graphene process to create micron-scale patterns in photoresist
A probiotic bacterium called Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus HA-114 prevents neurodegeneration in the C. elegans worm, an animal model used to study amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).