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Pearling in a mitochondrion. Scientists discover that a simple shape change in mitochondria helps cells evenly distribute their mitochondrial DNA, solving a long-standing puzzle. Mitochondria are often described as the cell’s power plants, because they convert food - glucose and fat - into energy that the cell can use. To help them achieve this, mitochondria carry their own small genome, also known as the "second genome", called mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA).

Advertisements for alcohol are not merely perceived passively; they can actively influence drinking behavior. This occurs through a mechanism that has been difficult to demonstrate until now: the targeted steering of attention. These are the findings from a recent experimental study conducted by Australian, German, and Dutch researchers, including the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security, and Law in Freiburg. Alcohol ads can steer drinking behavior simply by attracting attention.

The map uncovers how an important human receptor involved in blood clotting and inflammation works. This advance could help us design better drugs for conditions such as pulmonary arterial hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and certain cancers.

Imagine being able to communicate just by thinking, without needing to make a sound. Researchers Dr. Saravanakumar Duraisamy , Dr. Mateusz Dubiel and Prof. Luis A. Leiva from the University of Luxembourg, in collaboration with Dr. Maurice Rekrut ( Saarland University , DFKI), have taken a big step towards making this a reality. Making silent speech BCIs easier and more effective Have you heard of Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) before?

The artistic rendering shows the center of the galaxy Markarian 501, from which two powerful jets emanate. The supermassive black hole at the centre, whose existence was already known, partially bends the light from the jet behind it into a so-called Einstein ring. This curved jet most likely originates from a second, unobserved black hole. The radio observations are visible as contours in the background.

Giving lemurs the chance to use technology to share control of sensory experiences with zoo visitors can help create meaningful connections between humans and animals, groundbreaking new research suggests. The team behind the finding, from the University of Glasgow, say the outcomes of the first trial of their ’CreatureConnect’ system show for the first time that enabling members of two different species to share experience together through technology has value for both.

Quantum computation as a seamless interplay: a new measurement-free approach for error correction keeps all components running without interruption. Mid-circuit measurements are one of the biggest practical hurdles in quantum error correction on encoded qubits. Researchers in Innsbruck and Aachen have now proposed and experimentally demonstrated that a universal fault-tolerant quantum algorithm can be executed without such measurements.

Researchers from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and Ecuadorian university Yachay Tech have come to a surprising conclusion: wind and solar power, often criticised for their unpredictability and weather dependence, could make Ecuador’s power supply much more reliable. Now, that power supply is provided by large hydropower plants. In recent decades, more and more dams were built: power production increased, and the economy grew with it. But then things went wrong.

Panoramic view of the Jojosi site. Clearly visible are gullies formed by erosion, where stone artifacts were observed on the surface during site visits, both on foot and using drones As long as 220,000 years ago - far earlier than previously thought - people quarried rocks for their tools in places they specifically sought out.

Erwin Reisner (L) and Kay Kwarteng (R) Researchers have developed a solar-powered reactor to break down hard-to-recycle forms of plastic waste - such as drinks bottles, nylon textiles and polyurethane foams - using acid recovered from old car batteries, and converting it into clean hydrogen fuel and valuable industrial chemicals.