Grapevine viruses in Michigan vineyards identified to promote diagnostic testing and virus-free planting
Wine grapes are an important crop in Michigan. According to the National Association of American Wineries, the overall ...
For the first time in 25 years, California has a snowpack trifecta
The year may have started with a dry spell, but the end of California's storm season has brought more fresh snow to the ...
Image: X-ray clues reveal a star that may have destroyed a planet
This image of the Helix Nebula, released on March 4, 2025, shows a potentially destructive white dwarf at the nebula's center ...
Q&A: Webb finds asteroid 2024 YR4 is building-sized
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope recently turned its watchful eye toward asteroid 2024 YR4, which we now know poses no ...
Frontier molecular orbital theory aids single-atom catalyst design
Single-atom catalysts (SACs), with their excellent metal atom utilization and unique physicochemical properties, hold promise for broad applications, especially in heterogeneous catalysis and energy ...
Caring for diving beetles boosts urban biodiversity
Diving beetles (Dytiscidae) maintain the balance of pond ecosystems. They feed on other aquatic organisms, such as mosquito ...
Footprints reveal prehistoric Scottish lagoons were stomping grounds for giant Jurassic dinosaurs
Jurassic dinosaurs milled about ancient Scottish lagoons, leaving up to 131 footprints at a newly discovered stomping ground ...
Unique bacteria that survive by employing multicellular behavior offer clues to life's evolution
In a recent study, researchers gained new insight into the lives of bacteria that survive by grouping together as if they ...
3D-printing formula may transform future of foam
From seat cushions to mattresses to insulation, foam is everywhere—even if we don't always see it. Now, researchers at The ...
Moving to autonomous experimentation: Growing thin films with machine learning
From cell phones to solar panels to quantum computers, thin films are essential to current and emerging technologies. But making functional thin films requires control. During hours-long processes, ...
Helicopter-mounted sensor reveals volcanic COâ‚‚ emissions could be three times higher than anticipated
Estimates of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from volcanoes may have been significantly underestimated, according to new ...
Alcohol makes male fruit flies more attractive to females by boosting sex pheromones, researchers find
A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology has investigated why the fruit fly Drosophila ...