Hungry galaxies grow fat on the flesh of their neighbours
Modelling shows big galaxies get bigger by merging with smaller onesCredit: Gupta et al/ASTRO 3D/ IllustrisTNG collaboration. Galaxies grow large ...
University of Guelph develops effective way to replenish threatened plants
University of Guelph researchers used advanced cloning techniques to give the threatened Hill's thistle a fighting chance.Credit: University of Guelph ...
Excessive rain triggered 2018 Kīlauea volcano eruption, study finds
Scientists suggest rainfall patterns contribute to timing of volcanic eruptionsCredit: U.S. Geological Survey MIAMI--Excessive and sustained rainfall triggered the 2018 ...
HKUST scientists discover how multiple RNA elements control MicroRNA biogenesis
Credit: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology In humans (as well as all other organisms) genes encode proteins, ...
Researchers use electrostatic charge to assemble particles into materials mimicking gemstones, salt
Process offers a simple and scalable approach to particle self-assemblyCredit: Theodore Hueckel, Sacanna Lab at NYU Using just electrostatic charge, ...
Fish flip a unique genetic switch in warming seas
Credit: Moises Bernal 2020 Reef fish species uniquely respond to climate change, with some more vulnerable than others. Five Great ...
New bat species discovered — cousins of the ones suspected in COVID-19
Credit: B.D. Patterson, Field Museum Bats play a huge but poorly understood role in humans' lives--they pollinate our crops, eat ...
Scientists reveal how tuberculosis bacteria import vitamin B12 to grow
Credit: Daria Sokol/MIPT Press Office Researchers from Russia, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the U.S. have revealed the structure of the ...
Research reveals a new malaria vaccine candidate
Credit: Kurtis Lab / Big Ocean PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Researchers have discovered a promising new strategy for combating malaria, a ...
Specialized nerve cells increase the appetite for high-fat foods
Fat activates nociceptin neurons in the hypothalamus of miceCredit: MPI f. Metabolism Research High-calorie, energy-dense foods are constantly available in ...
Finding genetic ripple effects in a single-cell environment
Scientists discover way to link gene mutations to disease-causing processesCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Although advances in genetics and genomics ...
Novel research on African bats pilots new ways in sharing and linking published data
Credit: B. D. Patterson / Field Museum Newly published findings about the phylogenetics and systematics of some previously known, but ...
Spider combs tame unruly nanofibers (video)
Credit: American Chemical Society Cribellate spiders spin thousands of tiny nanofibers into sticky threads. To keep from getting caught in ...
Sensor system identifies cause of alarm in hard-to-access industrial plants
Credit: Credit: Oliver Dietze When sensors embedded within industrial plants trigger an alarm at night, maintenance teams have to respond ...
A biological mechanism for depression
Location of a modified structural protein may identify depressed individualsCredit: UIC University of Illinois at Chicago researchers report that in ...
Scientists uncover major cause of resistance in solid electrolytes
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory Solid electrolyte materials consist of hundreds of thousands of small crystalline regions, called grains, with various ...
The best things come in small packages
Successful application of a miniaturized instrument for carbon dioxide vertical observationsCredit: Pengfei Han Carbon dioxide is the most important greenhouse ...
Windows will soon generate electricity, following solar cell breakthrough
Two square metres of solar window will do the same job as a standard rooftop solar panel, Australian researchers say.Credit: ...
ORNL’s Brian Post named SME Young Engineer of the Year
Credit: Credit: Carlos Jones/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy. Brian Post, a researcher in large-scale additive manufacturing at ...
New study reveals life’s earliest evolution was more complicated than previously suspected
Credit: Credit: S. Shiobara, S. McGlynn, ELSI, CC BY 4.0 Biologists have long hoped to understand the nature of the ...
