Researchers working in Finland propose that the unique light environment of the Earth's polar regions creates conditions that result in circumpolar hybrid zones around the North and the South Poles.

Polymers have gained prominence in applications such as wearable electronics due to their flexibility and lightweight, but their low electrical conductivity has been a major drawback. While various ...

Some extremophiles are beyond extreme, thriving in conditions that would wipe out most life-forms. Piezophiles are organisms that prefer high-pressure conditions and have adapted their metabolisms ...

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 9 - Industry & Innovation and SDG 12 - Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. Due to their unique set of properties, ...

Heat exchange mechanisms for enhancing cooling performance and environmental tolerance are elucidated. Challenges in extreme environments, along with the corresponding anti-environmental radiative ...

Image: A CU-Boulder-led team has discovered some rare, primitive microorganisms on high volcanoes in South America that may be fueled by drifting gases in the region rather than photosynthesis. (Image ...

An international team of researchers from Stockholm University, the University of Illinois Chicago, and several partner institutions recently revealed a new class of materials in a study published in ...

About 70,000 years ago in Africa, humans expanded into more extreme environments, a new study finds, setting the stage for our global migration. By Carl Zimmer Geography is one of the things that sets ...

In new images, scientists have gotten the closest look yet at Sagittarius C -- a 'stellar nursery' where clouds of gas and dust have collapsed to form thousands of new stars. Sagittarius C is one of ...