World’s fastest Bose-Einstein condensate
New research published in Nature Communications can make elusive state of matter in record timeCredit: Aaro Väkeväinen and Konstantinos Daskalakis/...
Dirac electrons come back to life in magic-angle graphene
A new symmetry-broken parent state discovered in twisted bilayer grapheneCredit: Weizmann Institute of Science In 2018 it was discovered that...
Scientists support the use of ultraviolet light to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission indoors
Credit: Image sketches by Nacho Gaubert. The SARS-CoV-2 outbreak is posing an extraordinary challenge that requires swift worldwide action for...
Designing algorithms based on natural behavior
Credit: © Bentham Science Publishers Nature has always been full of secrets in the history of mankind, and from time...
Early pandemic paradox: fewer UK deaths from December 2019 to March 2020 compared to the previous 5 years
Credit: WMG at the University of Warwick Scientists at the Institute of Digital Healthcare, WMG and Warwick Medical School, at...
Better measure of ‘good cholesterol’ can gauge heart attack and stroke risk in some populations
Still no existing measures to accurately predict heart attacks in black peopleCredit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - June 22,...
Not so robust: robusta coffee more sensitive to warming than previously thought
Widely considered to better prepared for climate change than arabica coffee, a new study from Southeast Asia shows robusta coffee...
Protecting natural forest in oil palm plantations crucial for conservation
Forest conservation areas in oil palm plantations play a vital role in storing carbon and boosting rainforest biodiversity, a new...
Washing away stubborn biofilms using fungal cleaning products
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba demonstrate that a biosurfactant from yeast can dissolve stubborn biofilms and enhance the efficacy...
EMBL survey studies effects of COVID-19 pandemic on life scientists
Credit: EMBL Jan Korbel and Oliver Stegle, both group leaders at EMBL Heidelberg, have performed a survey of fellow life...
This enigmatic protein sculpts DNA to repair harmful damage
Scientists have determined how a protein called XPG binds to and reshapes damaged DNA, illuminating its role in averting genetic...
What does the “love hormone” do? It’s complicated
A study of mice in a semi-natural setting shows how the hormone oxytocin can amplify aggression as well as friendlinessCredit:...
New article clarifies details of COVID-19 respiratory transmission
Credit: ATS June 22, 2020-- In a new article, scientists provide an exhaustive, evidence-based review of how COVID-19 droplets from...
Biologists unravel tangled mystery of plant cell growth
Insight could lead to bigger crops and better yieldsCredit: Carolyn Rasmussen/UCR When cells don't divide into proper copies of themselves,...
Online program improves insomnia in adolescent and young adult cancer survivors
Participants also reported improvements in quality of life; Program helps survivors correct maladaptive sleep habits that sometimes develop during cancer...
Which came first?
An experiment in recreating primordial proteins solves a long-standing riddleCredit: Weizmann Institute of Science What did the very first proteins...
Preventing lithium loss for high-capacity lithium-ion batteries
A novel pretreatment strategy resolves a long-standing issue of silicon anode materials. This solution-based strategy enables simple and safe processing...
Breakthrough discovery to transform prostate cancer treatment
Credit: Hayley Schultz/UniSA A novel formulation of the prostate cancer drug abiraterone acetate - currently marketed as Zytiga - will...
Shining light on a malignant lung cancer
A near-infrared light treatment could help manage a rare form of lung cancerCredit: Kazuhide Sato Treating a rare type of...
A new social role for echolocation in bats that hunt together
Credit: Irene Mendez Cruz Searching for food at night can be tricky. To find prey in the dark, bats use...
