Researchers working in Finland propose that the unique light environment of the Earth's polar regions creates conditions that result in circumpolar hybrid zones around the North and the South Poles.

Polymers have gained prominence in applications such as wearable electronics due to their flexibility and lightweight, but their low electrical conductivity has been a major drawback. While various ...

A team of biologists have developed a model mapping the control circuit governing a whole free living organism. This is an important milestone for the new field of systems biology and will allow the ...

About 70,000 years ago in Africa, humans expanded into more extreme environments, a new study finds, setting the stage for our global migration. By Carl Zimmer Geography is one of the things that sets ...

This review provides a comprehensive analysis of the representative application achievements of piezoelectric actuators (PEAs), categorizing them into five main themes and twelve subcategories in ...

Image: A CU-Boulder-led team has discovered some rare, primitive microorganisms on high volcanoes in South America that may be fueled by drifting gases in the region rather than photosynthesis. (Image ...

From deep-sea vents to other harsh habitats, researchers uncovered a vast microbial resource rich in novel genes and biosynthetic clusters, then used AI-guided screening to identify peptide candidates ...

SpaceWERX TACFI award advances Orbital's path toward AI-driven factories for extreme environment materials — targeting the critical U.S. capacity gap in components that underpin missile defense, ...