Mapping micronutrients in grain and soil unearths hidden hunger in Africa
Access to sufficient safe, nutritious food for a healthy diet is a basic human right, and eradicating hunger lies at the heart of the global sustainability agenda. As we move…
Craft an African American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
At Sweet Briar Plantation Burial Grounds in Virginia, Bethany Pace works to protect the graves of her ancestors, many of whom were enslaved.Credit: Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty…
Ultracold chemical reactions reveal the quantum mechanism of product formation
Researchers have long dreamt of following chemical reactions from a single quantum state of the reactant molecules to all the possible quantum states of the products, to understand the quantum…
Iron and nickel vapours are present in most comets
Comets are agglomerates of dust and ice — leftovers from the era of planet formation. For most comets, their distance from the Sun keeps their temperature below a few hundred…
The data-driven future of high-energy-density physics
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Precision test of statistical dynamics with state-to-state ultracold chemistry
1. Li, J., Zhao, B., Xie, D. & Guo, H. Advances and new challenges to bimolecular reaction dynamics theory. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 11, 8844–8860 (2020). CAS Google Scholar 2.…
Ubiquitylation of lipopolysaccharide by RNF213 during bacterial infection
1. Huang, J. & Brumell, J. H. Bacteria–autophagy interplay: a battle for survival. Nat. Rev. Microbiol. 12, 101–114 (2014). CAS PubMed PubMed Central Article Google Scholar 2. Perrin, A. J.,…
The ‘zombie’ fires that keep burning under snow-covered forests
Listen to the latest science news, with Benjamin Thompson and Shamini Bundell. Your browser does not support the audio element. Download MP3 In this episode: 00:56 The mysterious overwintering forest…
Hawaii’s surprise volcanic eruption: Lessons from Kilauea 2018
In 2018, Hawaii’s most active volcano took scientists by surprise. Lava started spewing out, not from the summit, but 50km away on the lower slopes of the volcano. This unexpected…
The world’s biggest seaweed patch sows doubt about a climate fix
Biogeochemistry 19 May 2021 Data from the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt suggest that floating seaweed farms are no climate panacea. Seaweed absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, but large seaweed…