Bile acids trigger satiety in the brain
EPFL scientists have discovered a new role for bile acids: they curb appetite by entering the brain.Credit: EPFL Our brain ...
New fishing tech may pose risks to fisheries, says study co-authored by UMass researcher
Scientists need to work closely with resource management agencies to assess impactsCredit: Andrew Burr AMHERST, Mass. - New developments in ...
Researchers identify the causes of the extreme drought that affected the Pantanal
The study shows that the 2019-20 drought resulted from a natural meteorological phenomenon similar to the one that caused the ...
How tendons become stiffer and stronger
Credit: Visualisations: ETH Zurich / Viktor Koen Tendons are what connect muscles to bones. They are relatively thin but have ...
Plant-microbe homeostasis: A delicate balancing act
Credit: Ka-Wai Ma Plants grown in soil are colonized by diverse microbes collectively known as the plant microbiota, which is ...
Scientists discover a new feature that distinguishes modern humans from Neanderthals
Credit: Pavel Odinev / Skoltech Skoltech scientists and their colleagues from Germany and the United States have analyzed the metabolomes ...
Building a better plant: UConn researcher develops improved technology for grafting
UConn researcher Yi Li has invented a novel grafting technique that improves several factors important for healthy plant growthCredit: Yi ...
Generating electricity from heat using the spin Seebeck device
Credit: POSTECH Thermoelectric (TE) conversion offers a carbon-free power generation from geothermal, waste, body or solar heat, and shows promise ...
Endangered wallaby population bounces back after ferals fenced out
Credit: Alexandra Ross/UNSW Sydney A population of bridled nailtail wallabies in Queensland has been brought back from the brink of ...
Electromagnetic anomalies that occur before an earthquake
Credit: Copyright © 2021, Yuji Enomoto, Shinshu University It has been documented over hundreds of years that various electromagnetic anomalies ...
Using waste heat to power an environmentally sustainable future
City, University of London's Dr Martin White, explores a novel organic Rankine system for converting waste heat into electricity.Credit: Dr ...
Exhibit at Venice Architecture Biennale features work of UTA students, faculty
CAPPA work on display at international architecture exhibitionCredit: UT Arlington An exhibit about watershed urbanism, featuring work by faculty and ...
Games, computing, and the mind: How search algorithms reflect game playing
Scientists explore the links between game-solving search tree algorithms and the subjective experience of playing various turn-based gamesCredit: Hiroyuki Iida ...
Deep and extreme: Microbes thrive in transition
Credit: © Caladan Oceanic LLC A diverse microbial community has adapted to an extremely salty environment deep in the Red ...
New study shows never before seen nutrient exchanges between algae and bacteria
Research co-led by Newcastle University has shed new light on important microscopic scale interactions between algae and bacteria predicated on ...
Innovative Food Systems Solutions portal launch: Healthy diets for all on a healthy planet
Explore and contribute to the IFSS portal and connect to the global community working to ensure sustainable and resilient food ...
Researchers first synthesize conjoined bismacrocycle with all phenylene units
Credit: ZHANG Xinyu et al. The research team led by Prof. DU Pingwu from the University of Science and Technology ...
Obesity protects against death in severe bacterial infection
Credit: Photo by Elin Lindström, photo: private For many diseases, overweight and obesity are risk factors. But now a study ...
Virus infection cycle revealed in dynamic detail
Credit: Roger Castells-Graells A critical process in the infection cycle of viruses has been revealed for the first time in ...
New study targets secrets of great entrepreneurial cities
Why storytellers and knowledge makers shape urban vitalityCredit: QUT Media "If you build it, they will come," so says the ...