Can we still have fun if the UK goes carbon neutral?
Mainstream strategies generally address the challenge of reducing carbon by reviewing consumption, but a complementary approach looks at how people...
SPbU scientists have discovered the first family of extracellular Rickettsia-like bacteria
Microbiologists have discovered a new family of bacteria belonging to the order Rickettsiales -- Deianiraeaceae; this is the first report...
Overweight men are inhibiting childbirth
Credit: University of Tartu About 15% of couples in fertile age have experienced fertility problems. Men contribute to 50% of...
USC study finds e-cigarette cartoon ads may increase likelihood of vaping
Research suggests that exposure to cartoon-based advertisements for e-cigarettes is related to greater potential for young adults to use the...
Part of the immune strategy of the strawberry plant is characterized
Credit: University of Cordoba Seven years have gone by since the first publication of the strawberry plant's complete genoma (Fragaria...
UMass Amherst cell biologist chosen for Pew Scholars Biomedical Research Program
Award includes four years of funding to explore biomedicine's most challenging questionsCredit: UMass Amherst University of Massachusetts Amherst biologist Lillian...
A new paradigm of material identification based on graph theory
Credit: Science China Press Materials Genome Initiative (MGI) and National Materials Genome Project have been launched by American and Chinese...
No evidence for increased egg predation in the Arctic
Published in Science on June 14, 2019 Credit: Jeroen Reneerkens Climate and ecosystems are changing, but predation on shorebird nests...
Artificial nose identifies malignant tissue in brain tumours during surgery
Credit: Antti Roine An artificial nose developed at Tampere University, Finland, helps neurosurgeons to identify cancerous tissue during surgery and...
American Physical Society announces awardees of the Fundamental Physics Innovation Awards
The awards, funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, hope to stimulate ideas on innovative ways in which emerging...
The current Norwegian Barents Sea risk governance framework would need considerable
The current Norwegian Barents Sea oil spill risk governance framework would need considerable remodelingCredit: Tuuli Parviainen A recent case study...
Indigestion remedy slows kidney function decline and improves survival in late-stage CKD
Defined as serum bicarbonate less than 22 mmol/L , metabolic acidosis is common in people with CKD stages 4-5 (eGFR...
Novel communications architecture for future ultra-high speed wireless networks
SEARCHLIGHT project radically rethinks wireless architectures for highly scalable ultra-dense millimeter-wave networksCredit: IMDEA Networks The radio frequency spectrum, the basis...
Pew funds 22 scientists to pursue innovative biomedical research
PHILADELPHIA--The Pew Charitable Trusts today announced 22 early-career researchers who have been selected to join the Pew Scholars Program in...
Heritable behavioral differences between cat breeds
Credit: Heikki Siltala Cat breeds differ from each other in behaviour with regard to activity, aggressiveness, shyness, sociability and stereotypical...
Researchers developing new treatment that could protect people with cardiovascular disease
New medical therapy for treating cardiovascular disease being commercialized through a biotech startupCredit: Jordan Carson New University of Alberta research...
UTIA developing ability-to-pay framework for Tennessee communities
Tool to optimize loan and grant administration for water-related infrastructure improvementsCredit: T. Johnson, courtesy UTIA Researchers at the University of...
Nobel physics laureate Gerard Mourou awarded honorary doctorate at Duesseldorf University
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural SciencesCredit: HHU / Wilfried Meyer "Gerard Mourou has accrued great merit in our faculty through...
International experts call for action for world's 450 million scabies sufferers
The public health control of scabies: priorities for research and actionCredit: Dr Millicent Osti, MCRI An alignment of researchers, health...
Semiautonomous robots for decontamination
Live demonstrations on the state of research and development to mark the opening of the ROBDEKON Competence Center in Karlsruhe...
