Chimpanzees and bonobos structure their social relationships in similar ways to humans, according to a new international study led by researchers from Utrecht University and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. By analyzing social grooming, the team found that both species have human-like social circles.

Nitrogen-based fertilizers are essential for modern agriculture, and compounds like ammonia and urea are also widely used in industry. However, their conventional production and use pose major environmental challenges.

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a highly efficient cell-free enzyme system that converts fatty acids into 1-alkenes—versatile hydrocarbons that can serve as "drop-in" biofuels, polymer feedstocks, or pharmaceutical precursors.

Mitochondria are the small organelles that generate the energy our bodies need to grow, move, and stay healthy. As mitochondria have to constantly adjust their function to meet the cell's energy demands, the process of energy production is highly adaptable and is known to be adjusted by the nutrients available to the cell at a given moment. However, until now, it has been unclear how nutrients influence this adaptation.

At the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)—Flanders Institute for Biotechnology (VIB), biologist Jessie Vandierendonck has been investigating new, alternative treatments to combat bacterial infections using (bacterio)phages, viruses that attack and destroy bacteria. The findings are published in the journal Microbiology Spectrum.

A joint research team has discovered a new molecular switch that determines when plant leaves begin to age. The research team has identified for the first time a new mechanism in which RNA made from the nucleus moves to chloroplasts and regulates the aging of plant leaves.

The spread of dubious headlines on social media isn't just a right-wing thing—it's a social media thing, according to new research from Cornell.

For the first time, a research team from the University of Cologne has observed the electron capture decay of technetium-98, an isotope of the chemical element technetium (Tc). Electron capture decay is a process in which an atomic nucleus "captures" an electron from its inner shell. The electron merges with a proton in the nucleus to form a neutron, turning the element into a different one. The working group from the Nuclear Chemistry department has thus confirmed a decades-old theoretical assumption.

Human health is the Achilles heel of space travel. Researchers at ETH Zurich have now succeeded in printing complex muscle tissue in zero gravity. This will enable drugs for space missions to be tested in the future.

Ballistic electrons are among the most fascinating phenomena in modern quantum materials. Unlike ordinary electrons, they do not scatter off imperfections in the material and therefore travel from A to B with almost no resistance—like a capsule in a pneumatic tube. This behavior often occurs in confined one- or two-dimensional materials.