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Nanometre-sized crystals more than 5km beneath the sea in the Mariana Trench hold hints about the origins of life, according to a team of Japanese researchers. The self-organised nanostructures, which were found around hydrothermal vents, can act in ways that produce electricity. The team has published its findings in Nature Communications. Hydrothermal vents are jets […]

Up until the middle of the 20th century, the Adriatic Sea had a vibrant and healthy ecosystem before things suddenly crashed, according to new palaeontological research. The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating Italy and the Balkan states like Croatia, Bosnia-and Herzegovina and Albania. It is home to thousands of different marine species […]

Can fasting improve chemotherapy response? The answer is yes – according to new research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) in Perth, Western Australia – which found that the combination of dietary restriction and exercise enhanced the effects of chemotherapy by boosting the immune response, reducing immunosuppressive factors in the tumour microenvironment and improving drug delivery. […]

Chinese scientists have designed a resistive magnet which achieved a steady magnetic field of 42.02 tesla – a new world record for magnets of its kind. Resistive magnets are powered by electricity and can be switched on and off. These are different to the magnets that decorate people’s refrigerators, which are called permanent magnets. The […]

Extinct volcanoes around the globe are likely full of rare earth elements and could help supply the world’s growing demand for these difficult to extract resources. According to new research from The Australian National University (ANU) and the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the rare earth elements (REEs) occur in solidified iron-rich magma […]