Already, I’ve almost forgotten rain; I know I will never know that again. I move forward with the powers you gave me to live up to my name, Curiosity. This is a land without leaves, fronds, or spines. If there are plants, they are small and supine, dust hidden, like light here, filtered and sand softened, at home in the thin air, thousands of motes so small they seem to be fluid, more fog than…
Research Matters Staff Writer(s) 25 Jul 2026 Researchers are warning that one of India’s most ambitious engineering projects could unintentionally trigger an ecological crisis across the country.
A report from the Trump administration calls for a “new golden age” of science, in which the federal government supports mission-driven collaborations to deliver high returns on research investments.
Nature Biotechnology, Published online: 27 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41587-026-03229-7 Polyketide synthases are engineered for the production of sustainable plastics.
