New research suggests that there might be other ways to generate solar energy than just trying to make individual solar cells super-efficient.
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Toronto Researchers Devise New Method to Find Proteins for Targeted Treatment of Disease
Researchers at the University of Toronto and Sinai Health have created a new platform to identify proteins that can be co-opted to control the stability of other proteins — a new but largely unrealized approach to the treatment of disease.
Fairy Circles: Plant Water Stress Causes Namibia’s Gaps in Grass
Namibia's legendary fairy circles are mysterious, circular, bald patches in the dry grasslands on the edge of the Namib Desert.
Climate Change Disrupts Vital Ecosystems in the Alps
Reduced snow cover and shifting vegetation patterns in the Alps, both driven by climate change, are having major combined impacts on biodiversity and functioning of ecosystems in the high mountains, according to new research published today.
There Are Large Accumulations of Plastics in the Ocean, Even Outside So-Called Garbage Patch
When plastic ends up in the ocean, it gradually weathers and disintegrates into small particles.
Case Western Reserve University Researchers Report Rise in Global Fungal Drug-Resistant Infections
A global wave of infections caused by fungi growing drug-resistant has the medical community issuing precautions on how to protect yourself.