. Scientific Frontline
Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Succulents as Role Models: Deciphering the Mechanisms of Drought-Resistant Plants

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The newly established succulent model plant Kalanchoë laxiflora in full bloom. The fleshy leaves enable water storage and a special, extreme...

Why solid-state batteries keep short circuiting

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Researchers used a new visual technique to measure stress in a material as a dendrite crack grows. Here, the four graphs have the same data ...

Protein modification discovery opens cancer therapy possibilities

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Purdue’s W. Andy Tao (front) and his associates have discovered a new type of modification on proteins from cancer-related mutation that hol...

ECHo Collaboration: Hunting for the Neutrino Mass with “Cool” Detectors

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The photo shows a detector module for the ECHo experiments developed and built at the Kirchhoff Institute for Physics. The detector chip is ...

Biomolecular condensates mediate C–N bond formation

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Scientists have long thought that enzymes were needed to regulate our metabolic cycle, but Yifan Dai and his collaborators have found that b...

Stolen chloroplasts maintained by host-made proteins offer clues to plant cell origins

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Host-made proteins help maintain the stolen chloroplast in Rapaza viridis The arrow indicates a chloroplast stolen from algal prey (a klepto...

Bio-based polymer offers a sustainable solution to ‘forever chemical’ cleanup

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The bio-based membrane is made up of a network of billions of nanofibers, each one hundreds of times thinner than a human hair Image Credit:...

First microlasers capable of detecting individual molecules and ions could one day aid diagnosis

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Image Credit: Courtesy of University of Exeter Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Single-Molecule Microlaser B...

Successful use of high-pressure freezing for cell cryopreservation

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Experimental overview of high-pressure freezing of cells and tissues Image Credit: ©2026 Fang Song, Masaki Nishikawa Scientific Frontline: E...
Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Study: Bumblebees are hosts for dangerous bee virus

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Red-tailed bumblebees can act as hosts for a dangerous bee virus. Photo Credit: Uni Halle / Patrycja Pluta Scientific Frontline: Extended ...

Researchers engineer a light-powered biohybrid cardiac interface

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The study’s lead author, Yuyao Kuang, who recently earned a Ph.D. in chemical and biomolecular engineering at UC Irvine, is a member of the ...

Aggressive female fish put stop to mating - may lead to new species

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Mosquitofish (Gambusia hubbsi). Photo Credit: Brian Langerhans Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Aggressive F...

How to make species-poor meadows more colorful

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After restoration, the meadow is dotted with daisies and knapweeds. Photo Credit: © Yasemin Kurtogullari Scientific Frontline: Extended ...

A Solar System in the making? Two planets spotted forming in disc around young star

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This image shows two planets being born around the young star WISPIT 2. These observations were made with the SPHERE instrument at ESO’s Ver...

New compounds to inactivate a key protein in the influenza virus

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These new molecules can inhibit neuraminidase, one of the proteins that coats the influenza virus and a key target in many first-line treatm...