Analyses of natural communities forming soil crusts agree with laboratory studies of isolated microbe-metabolite relationships.
New, easily prepared starting material opens access to learning more about a difficult-to-control element in nuclear waste.
Scientists revise understanding of the limits of bonding for very electron-rich heavy elements.
Measuring the physical properties of water at previously unexplored temperatures offers insights into one of the world’s essential liquids.
A large-scale soil project uncovered genetic information from bacteria with the capacity to make specialized molecules that could lead to new pharmaceuticals.
Experimental warming treatments show how peatland forests may respond to future environmental change.
Signaling mechanism details discovered, potentially leading to strategies to engineer plants that make more bio-oil.
Researchers demonstrated cryogen-free operation of a superconducting radio-frequency cavity that might ease barriers to its use in societal applications.
Scientists unlock mystery that could help reduce emissions of fine particles from combustion engines and other sources.
Precise positioning of oxygens could help engineer faster, more efficient energy-relevant chemical transformations.
Scientists improve our understanding of the relationship between fundamental forces by re-creating the earliest moments of the universe.
Water molecules line up tiny particles to attach and form minerals; understanding how this happens impacts energy extraction and storage along with waste disposal.
