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Minimalist or maximalist? The life of a microbe a mile underground
Former goldmine provides a portal to microbial life deep into the Earth’s crust If you added up all the microbes living deep below Earth’s surface, the amount of biomass would outweigh all life within our oceans. But because this abundant life is...
‘Teenage galaxies’ are unusually hot, glowing with unexpected elements
JWST unexpectedly reveals nickel and oxygen, which are typically difficult to observe Similar to human teenagers, teenage galaxies are awkward, experience growth spurts and enjoy heavy metal — nickel, that is. A Northwestern University-led team of astrophysicists has just analyzed the first...
Inverted perovskite solar cell breaks 25% efficiency record
Researchers improve cell efficiency using a combination of molecules to address different issues Northwestern University researchers have raised the standards again for perovskite solar cells with a new development that helped the emerging technology hit new records for efficiency. The findings, published in...
Researchers identify brain center responsible for responses to rapid temperature change
Similar to the tale of the boiling frog, flies more likely to react to rapid heating We’ve all heard it: Put a frog in boiling water, and it will jump out. But put the same frog in lukewarm water and heat...
Listen to Iceland’s recent seismic activity
Seismologist: ‘The activity is formidable, exciting and scary’ As seismic activity intensifies ahead of an impending eruption of a fissure near Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall volcano, the island’s Reykjanes Peninsula is experiencing hundreds of earthquakes per day. Now, listeners can follow along through Northwestern...
Aaron Naber awarded the prestigious 2023 Fermat Prize
Aaron Naber of the department of mathematics at Northwestern University has been awarded the 2023 Fermat Prize for his groundbreaking work on Ricci limit spaces, in particular rectifiability, isometry group and co-dimension 4 conjecture. Naber is the Kenneth F. Burgess...
Greenland’s glacier retreat rate has doubled over past two decades
The new findings are ubiquitous, even among Earth’s northernmost glaciers Greenland’s thousands of peripheral glaciers have entered a new and widespread state of rapid retreat, a Northwestern University and University of Copenhagen study has found. To piece together the magnitude of glacier...
Behold the underwater caves of Yucatán, home to diverse microbial communities
New study constructs most extensive map yet of the cave system’s microbiome With help from an experienced underwater cave-diving team, Northwestern University researchers have constructed the most complete map to date of the microbial communities living in the submerged labyrinths beneath...
A bacterial enzyme converts greenhouse gas to liquid biofuel
A multidisciplinary study identifies the active site of Nature’s chosen enzyme for conversion of methane to methanol A team of researchers at Northwestern University have recently identified the active site in pMMO where methane is converted to methanol, a major stride...
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Kimberly Marion Suiseeya pursues environmental justice by crafting relationships with interdisciplinary researchers and Indigenous intellectual leadership
Marrying localized data and community knowledge to solve global problems For someone interested in environmental policy and biodiversity conservation, Kimberly Marion Suiseeya was excited to work in Laos, the small landlocked country bordered by Thailand and Vietnam. Laos, after all, boasted a...
