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Sep. 30, 2022Research Highlight Biology

Ethanol helps plants better tolerate heat stress
Pre-treatment with ethanol activates molecular processes that could allow crops to tolerate a warming world

Sep. 30, 2022Research Highlight Biology

Bright and photostable green fluorescent protein derived from Japanese jellyfish
A bright fluorescent protein that stays bright under illumination will help researchers image subcellular structures

Sep. 22, 2022Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Calculations reveal three helium nuclei lurking inside carbon nuclei
Calculations provide a glimpse inside carbon nuclei, revealing the presence of three clusters resembling helium nuclei

Sep. 15, 2022Press Release Biology

Walk then sit: A scientific recipe that helps babies stop crying

Sep. 12, 2022Research Highlight Biology Medicine / Disease

Smaller eggs enhance IVF outcomes for male infertility in mice
Using half-sized eggs provides an avenue for childbearing in mice

Sep. 7, 2022Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Terahertz waves hit the bull’s eye at an angle
Researchers explore how terahertz waves, which are finding use in an expanding range of practical applications, interact with lenses with bull’s-eye patterns

Sep. 6, 2022Press Release Biology Engineering

Robobug: a rechargeable, remote-controllable cyborg cockroach

Aug. 29, 2022Press Release Biology

Pretreating soil with ethanol protects plants from drought

Aug. 29, 2022Press Release Physics / Astronomy Computing / Math

Researchers demonstrate error correction in a silicon qubit system

Aug. 25, 2022Press Release Biology Medicine / Disease

Harnessing the heart regeneration ability of marsupials

Aug. 22, 2022Press Release Biology Medicine / Disease

How a Japanese herbal medicine protects the gut against inflammatory bowel disease

Aug. 2, 2022Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Discovering how heavy elements were made by measuring masses of short-lived, nuclear-rich nuclei
An ultrafast method for measuring the masses of short-lived nuclei sheds light on how heavy elements are created

Jul. 28, 2022Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Applying quantum speed limits to macroscopic systems
Speed limits for quantum phenomena have been extended to macro-sized objects

Jul. 26, 2022Press Release Biology

DNA recombinations are widespread in human genomes and are implicated in both development and disease

Jul. 20, 2022Research Highlight Biology

‘Cuddle hormone’ oxytocin strongly affects male mice on becoming fathers
Hormone causes male mice to change from being aggressive toward pups to caring for them when they become fathers

Jul. 12, 2022Research Highlight Biology

Mouse model to explore links between Alzheimer’s disease and vascular amyloid plaques
A new model mouse for the disease responsible for most cases of dementia also exhibits a common condition that accompanies Alzheimer’s in people

Jul. 5, 2022Research Highlight Biology

Region at back of the macaque brain weighs confidence in memories and current evidence during introspective decision making
A previously unsuspected brain region is found to play a crucial role in weighing information from different sources when making decisions

Jun. 28, 2022Press Release Biology Engineering

Human-robot-AI teamwork accelerates regenerative medicine

Jun. 28, 2022Perspectives Biology Chemistry Engineering

Nature’s own assembly line
RIKEN-engineered microbes and plant lignin could soon help produce everything from car tires to engine components.

Jun. 27, 2022Press Release Biology

Extra “eye” movements are the key to better self-driving cars