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Not Enough: Protecting Algae-Eating Fish Insufficient to Save Imperiled Coral Reefs, Study Concludes

How can we boost the resilience of the world’s coral reefs, which are imperiled by multiple stresses including mass bleaching events linked to climate warming?

Bright and Photostable Green Fluorescent Protein Derived from Japanese Jellyfish

A bright fluorescent protein that stays bright under illumination will help researchers image subcellular structures

Calculations Reveal Three Helium Nuclei Lurking Inside Carbon Nuclei

Calculations provide a glimpse inside carbon nuclei, revealing the presence of three clusters resembling helium nuclei

Walk Then Sit: a Scientific Recipe That Helps Babies Stop Crying

New research published in Current Biology on September 13 demonstrates the importance of carrying crying infants rather than simply holding them.

Smaller Eggs Enhance IVF Outcomes for Male Infertility in Mice

Using half-sized eggs provides an avenue for childbearing in mice

Terahertz Waves Hit the Bull’s Eye at an Angle

Researchers explore how terahertz waves, which are finding use in an expanding range of practical applications, interact with lenses with bull’s-eye patterns

Robobug: a Rechargeable, Remote-Controllable Cyborg Cockroach

An international team led by researchers at the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR) has engineered a system for creating remote controlled cyborg cockroaches, equipped with a tiny wireless control module that is powered by a rechargeable battery attached to a solar cell.

Pretreating Soil with Ethanol Protects Plants from Drought

Ethanol can help plants survive in times of drought says a new study conducted at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science in Japan

Mechanical Sensors Help Coordinate Cell Organization During Eye Development

The normal, symmetric formation of the vertebrate eyes is coordinated by a molecular sensor that responds to mechanical force

Far-Ultraviolet LED Designed to Kill Bacteria and Viruses Efficiently Without Harming Humans

A powerful LED can efficiently disinfect surfaces, while remaining safe for humans

Ethanol Helps Plants Better Tolerate Heat Stress

Pre-treatment with ethanol activates molecular processes that could allow crops to tolerate a warming world

Hawaiian Corals Select Algae Partnerships to Help Survive Climate Change

Corals live symbiotically with a variety of microscopic algae that provide most of the energy corals require

Pandemic Sheds Light on Tourism Impact on Hawaiʻi Water Supply

The relationship between tourism and water use on Oʻahu during the COVID-19 pandemic is described in a new study by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers.

Francis Crick Institute researchers learn how fungal invaders disable body's infection-fighting responses

About 20% of all deaths worldwide are due to severe sepsis, the poisoning of the blood by infectious microorganisms. Fungal-induced sepsis, particularly that caused by the yeast Candida albicans, is the most lethal form, accounting for 5% of all microbial sepsis deaths.

Kona’s Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems’ Deep Value Described

The social and cultural values of groundwater dependent ecosystems (GDEs) on the west coast of Hawaiʻi Island were described in a new article published in Ecology & Society by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers.

Elusive Atmospheric Wave Detected During Tonga Volcanic Eruption

The catastrophic eruption of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcano in 2022 triggered a special atmospheric wave that has eluded detection for the past 85 years

Open Source Platform Enables Research on Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning

The biggest benchmarking data set to date for a machine learning technique designed with data privacy in mind has been released open source by researchers at the University of Michigan.

Toward Manufacturing Semitransparent Solar Cells the Size of Windows

A peel-off patterning technique could enable more fragile organic semiconductors to be manufactured into semitransparent solar panels at scale

U-M Study: Paper Wasps Form Abstract Concept of ‘Same’ and ‘Different’

In a series of studies over more than 20 years, University of Michigan evolutionary biologist Elizabeth Tibbetts and her colleagues have demonstrated that paper wasps, despite their tiny brains, have an impressive capacity to learn, remember and make social distinctions about others.

Moderating Online Content Increases Accountability, but Can Harm Some Platform Users

Marginalized social media users face disproportionate content removal from platforms, but the visibility of this online moderation is a double-edged sword.