Battery waste is a serious environmental problem: It contains substances that pose a threat to both human health and ecosystems. At the same time, however, batteries also contain valuable materials such as nickel, which we need—for example, for the produc

A new study reveals plants, fungi, bacteria, protists, and even some viruses deploy venom-like mechanisms, similar to that of venomous snakes, scorpions and spiders, according to researchers at Loma Linda University School of Medicine.

Working at nanoscale dimensions, a team of scientists led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory revealed a new way to measure high-speed fluctuations in magnetic materials. Knowledge obtained by these new measurements, published in

Plant behavior may seem rather boring compared with the frenetic excesses of animals. Yet the lives of our vegetable friends, who tirelessly feed the entire biosphere (including us), are full of exciting action. It just requires a little more effort to ap

A research team from Seoul National University College of Engineering has developed a technology to observe atomic structural changes of nanoparticles in three dimensions. Their study, which resolves a long-standing challenge even past Nobel laureates cou

Foie gras is a unique delicacy made from the liver of a duck or goose. While it can be an acquired taste, the buttery, fatty dish is an indulgent cuisine prized in many parts of the world.

A review in OMICS: A Journal of Integrative Biology explores how core-shell nanoparticles could revolutionize drug delivery systems and play a key role in advancing personalized and precision medicine.

The pathogen C. diff—the most common cause of health care-associated infectious diarrhea—can use a compound that kills the human gut's resident microbes to survive and grow, giving it a competitive advantage in the infected gut.

A research team has successfully developed a new synthesis technology for 2D semiconductors. This technique enables the direct growth of wafer-scale single-crystal 2D semiconductors on various substrates. The research is published in Nature.

Known for their powerful ability to launch out of the water in pursuit of prey, the loss of great white sharks from False Bay in South Africa has scientists and conservationists concerned about the rippling effects on the ecosystem.

Combine a garden-variety green laser, microwaves with roughly the energy of your wi-fi, and some diamond dust in drops of water, and what do you get? A precise chemical detection tool.

Frogs have thrived for hundreds of millions of years, spreading across virtually every corner of Earth, from tropical jungles to subarctic forests. Throughout their evolution, they have developed remarkable defenses—including previously unreported antibio