Using synchrotron X-ray nanotomography with detailed 3D imaging and in-situ mechanical testing, researchers are peering inside shark skeletons at the nanoscale, revealing a microscopic “sharkitecture” that helps these ancient apex predators withstand extreme physical demands of constant motion. After hundreds of millions of years of evolution, scientists can now finally see how shark cartilage works at the nanoscale – and learn from them.

A research paper by scientists at Hefei University of Technology presented an intuition-guided deep reinforcement learning framework for soft tissue manipulation under unknown constraints.

Based on the CAFE-Brazil datasets, a new study from the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry shows that deep thunderstorm convection over the Amazon rainforest transports BVOCs up to ten to twelve kilometers above the canopy, where they accumulate during the night, before igniting dawn photochemistry in the upper atmosphere. The study is published in the journal Nature Communications.

New research from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, has revealed that puff adders (Bitis arietans) can be highly efficient at controlling rodent populations that threaten agricultural production on the continent.