Hydrothermal Vents Discovered To Be a Source of Black Carbon in the Deep Ocean
Hydrothermal vents have been identified as a previously undiscovered source of dissolved black carbon in the oceans, furthering the understanding of the role of oceans…
Hydrothermal vents have been identified as a previously undiscovered source of dissolved black carbon in the oceans, furthering the understanding of the role of oceans…
An automated reaction path search method can predict the accurate stereochemistry of pericyclic reactions using only the structure of the target product molecule. The Institute…
New insights into the opposing actions of serotonin-producing nerve fibers in mice could lead to drugs for treating addictions and major depression. Scientists in Japan…
A new model explains that water evaporating from the Arctic Ocean due to a warming climate is transported south and can lead to increased snowfall…
A deeper understanding of Antarctic Bottom Water. Researchers have learned new information on how Antarctica’s subsurface ice formation contributes to the circulation of cold, dense…
Theory-guided development of an easier, more versatile process for synthesizing unsymmetric ligands provides new avenues of exploration in transitional metal catalysis. Scientists have discovered the…
The massive proglacial lake drainage in remote Patagonia was captured by satellites. Only satellites were around when the fourth-largest proglacial lake in the world suddenly drained in…
Plastic sheets coated with an Eu3+ film that converts UV light to red light were able to accelerate the growth of vegetal plants and trees. Scientists…
A new study discovers a common mechanism for atherosclerosis and cancer metastasis. A key molecule for cancer metastasis has been identified as a molecule also…
Neuronal plasticity in chronic pain-induced anxiety revealed. Hokkaido University researchers have shown how chronic pain leads to maladaptive anxiety in mice, with implications for treatment…
Scientists predict that continued global warming under current trends could lead to an elevation of the sea level by as much as five meters by…
Scientists at Hokkaido University and Texas A&M University have identified a key mechanism used by the SARS-CoV-2 virus to evade host immune systems. Researchers in…
A new method for creating one of chemistry’s most widely used class of compounds could revolutionize industrial processes, making them cheaper, simpler, and more environmentally…
Scientists prove Turing patterns, usually studied in living organisms and chemical systems, also manifest at the nanoscale in monoatomic bismuth layers. One of the things…
Scientists reveal that the deterioration of modern concrete and asphalt structures is due to the presence of trace quantities of organic matter in these structures….
Scientists from Hokkaido University have discovered a novel defensive response to SARS-CoV-2 that involves the viral pattern recognition receptor RIG-I. Upregulating expression of this protein…
Scientists have uncovered a summertime climate pattern in and around the Arctic that could drive co-occurrences of European heatwaves and large-scale wildfires with air pollution…
A hydrogel, a type of soft matter, developed at Hokkaido University successfully reverted cancer cells back to cancer stem cells within 24 hours, in six…