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Plastic-eating Enzyme Could Eliminate Billions of Tons of Landfill Waste

An enzyme variant created by engineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin can break down environment-throttling plastics that typically take centuries to degrade in just a matter of hours to days.

Texas Can Get to Net-Zero by 2050 and Simultaneously Bolster the Economy

Texas could eliminate its carbon pollution in fewer than 30 years

California-Irvine group develops efficient algorithm to map internet networks

The internet may appear to work like magic in cyberspace, but it is actually a vast, complex connection of physical networks. Mapping those networks visually has been done in several ways, for example, geographically or by IP space.

A Single-Layer Material Could Partially Replace Silicon in Electronics

Silicon can be found in cellphones, computers, and other electronic devices. It is the basic material used to make the semiconductors from which electronics components are made.

Newts at War with Climate Change: They're Adapting to Survive the Threat of Extinction

Like with humans, some newts are capable of “burning” what they consume more quickly than others.

Regenerative Agriculture the Only Possible Way Forward, European Researchers Agree

The forms of agriculture used today have negative impacts on the environment on a global scale.

Guerinot Lab Identifies Proteins Involved in Photoprotection during Iron Deficiency

Prof. Mary Lou Guerinot, Dr. Garo Akmakjian, Guarini '18 and Nabilia Riaz, Guarini '22 have identified proteins that protect plants during iron deficiency.

Study Solves Textbook Problem: How Cells Know Their Size

Dartmouth 'basic science' research could unlock complex medical challenges.

'Beautiful Collaboration' Advances Research on Freshwater Blooms

A Dartmouth-led study urges more complete study of harmful cyanobacteria.

Emma Esterman '20: Senior Thesis Work Published

Bacterial Gene Transfer Agents have distinct DNA packaging machinery

Automated Analysis of Animal Behavior

Researchers have developed a new method that uses artificial intelligence to analyze animal behavior.

New Foundation for Translational Research and Technology Transfer

The University of Zurich and ETH Zurich have established the Wyss Zurich Foundation.

Antibiotic Resistance, Occupational Pensions and Secularism in Bangladesh

Kira Schmitt, Michael E. Meier and Mascha Schulz have won this year's FAN Awards for their outstanding research work.

Towards the Earlier Diagnosis of Cancer

In addition to improving the diagnosis of cancer, Malin Sund wishes to better predict the effects of cancer therapies.

Platypuses and Androids

Love, courage, fear – mythical creatures have always been imaginary incarnations of things that deeply move people, says Heinz-Ulrich Reyer about his new book, which inspired us to write a quiz.

Fighting Cancer with Gut Bacteria

Some bacteria in the gut reduce the effectiveness of cancer treatments, while others increase it.

Climate-Aligned Financial Flows

Working group III of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change yesterday presented their latest report at a media conference in Bern.

A Single Course of Antibiotics Affects the Gut Microbiota of Infants

A study indicates that antibiotics, which kill bacteria, boost the abundance of gut fungal microbiota. The phenomenon can be a contributing factor in the long-term adverse effects of antibiotics, such as inflammatory bowel diseases.

ERC Awards Five-Year Grant for Research on the Construction of Scientific Knowledge

In her project ‘Medical Electricity, Embodied Experiences, and Knowledge Construction in Europe and the Atlantic World, c.1740–1840’, Postdoctoral Researcher Soile Ylivuori investigates the construction of scientific knowledge in 18th-century Europe and the Atlantic world.

New Applications for Quantum Computing Sought in Hackathons

Quantum computing may gain a significant status in the future, and many businesses have already become involved in quantum hackathons.