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Researchers Listen in on the Chemical Conversation of the Human Microbiome

December 13, 2019

Princeton researchers have developed new computational and experimental tools to identify microbial small molecules encoded i...

Boosting Wind Farmers, Global Winds Reverse Decades of Slowing and Pick up Speed

November 19, 2019

Focusing on regions of North America, Europe, and Asia where wind power is on the rise, the researchers analyzed wind speed r...

Pesticide Companies Leverage Regulations for Financial Gains

October 11, 2019

A researcher at Princeton University shows that pesticide companies lobby for stricter standards on their less profitable pro...

Microbe Chews through PFAS and Other Tough Contaminants

September 18, 2019

In recent years, local governments have been seeking ways to reduce the amount of PFAS in water supplies

'100-Year' Floods Will Happen Every 1 to 30 Years, According to New Flood Maps

August 28, 2019

Researchers combined storm surge, sea level rise, and the predicted increased occurrence and strength in tropical storms and ...

Strange Warping Geometry Helps to Push Scientific Boundaries

July 12, 2019

Researchers have built an electronic array on a microchip that simulates particle interactions in a hyperbolic plane

Plants, Microbes Shape Global Biomes through Local Underground Alliances

April 18, 2019

These symbioses could help scientists understand how ecosystems may shift as climate change alters the interplay between plan...

Massive Bolivian Earthquake Reveals Mountains 660 Kilometers Below our Feet

February 15, 2019

To peer deep into the Earth, scientists use the most powerful waves on the planet, which are generated by massive earthquakes...

Researchers Find a Way to Peel Slimy Biofilms like Old Stickers

December 14, 2018

Slimy, hard-to-clean bacterial mats called biofilms cause problems ranging from medical infections to clogged drains and foul...

Cold Wave Reveals Potential Benefits of Urban Heat Islands

July 24, 2018

The concrete and asphalt that make city summers brutally hot might not be a bad thing during winter's deep freeze

Protein Designed Entirely from Scratch Functions in Cells as a Genuine Enzyme

January 19, 2018

Princeton lab creates life-sustaining enzyme

Coffee Physics

December 14, 2017

Layering in cafe lattes yields insights for engineering, medicine, and environment

Galapagos Study Finds That New Species Can Develop in as Little as 2 Generations

November 24, 2017

The arrival 36 years ago of a strange bird to a remote island in the Galapagos archipelago has provided direct genetic eviden...

Breakthrough Could Launch Organic Electronics beyond Cell Phone Screens

November 20, 2017

In the short term, the advance should particularly help with organic light-emitting diodes that operate at high energy to emi...

Light Powers New Chemistry for Old Enzymes

December 22, 2016

The work is the first example of a reaction that employs light to activate new reactivity in an existing enzyme