New ‘king’ of fossils discovered in Australia
Credit: Artwork by Katrina Kenny Fossils of a giant new species from the long-extinct group of sea creatures called trilobites...
Smoking may impair body’s blood pressure autocorrect system
HERSHEY, Pa. -- Smokers may be at a higher risk for developing hypertension, and an overactive response to normal drops...
A metal-free, sustainable approach to CO2 reduction
Credit: Ken Motokura Researchers in Japan present an organic catalyst for carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction that is inexpensive, readily available...
Trinity study finds over a quarter of adults aged 50+ are deficient in vitamin D
Over a quarter of adults aged 50+ are deficient in vitamin D according to researchers from Trinity College Dublin who...
Rutgers scientist creates ‘virtual biopsy’ device to detect skin tumors
Credit: Rutgers University Using sound vibrations and pulses of near-infrared light, a Rutgers University scientist has developed a new "virtual...
Perfect diamagnetism observation of high-temperature superconductivity in compressed H2S
Credit: ©Science China Press The discovery of the extremely high superconducting temperature (Tc) of ~200 K reported in the sulfur...
Wits enters the quantum computing universe with IBM Q
IBM expands its quantum computing program with Wits as its first partner in Africa on the IBM Q NetworkCredit: Wits...
Cardiology medication affordability in Russia studied in a new report
Regulatory measures in Russia proved to be effective in lowering prices In 2010, Professor Liliya Ziganshina (Head of Cochrane Russia),...
New record: 3D-printed optical-electronic integration
Credit: ©Science China Press Optoelectronic integration offers a promising strategy to simultaneously obtain the merits of electrons and photons when...
Making the ‘human-body internet’ more effective
Human body communication can make data networks radically saferCredit: Dairoku Muramatsu & Yoshifumi Nishida Source: Equivalent Circuit Model Viewed from...
Can break junction techniques still offer quantitative information at single-molecule level
Credit: ©Science China Press Single-molecule break junction techniques offer unique insights into the charge transport at the molecular level. The...
Cooking vegetables: healthier with extra virgin olive oil
Mediterranean diet for better healthCredit: University of Barcelona Cooking vegetables in the sofrito (sauté) with extra virgin olive oil favours...
New quantum dot microscope shows electric potentials of individual atoms
Credit: Copyright: Forschungszentrum Jülich / Christian Wagner A team of researchers from Jülich in cooperation with the University of Magdeburg...
Secondhand horror: Indirect predator odor triggers reproductive changes in bank voles
The rodent mothers are more likely to become pregnant after smelling odors produced by conspecific males frightened by predatorsCredit: University...
Bacterial chemical ‘signatures’ a sign of damaged gut microbiome in critical illness
Chemicals produced by healthy bacteria could be used to assess the health of the gut microbiome and help identify critically-ill...
Lower risk of Type 1 diabetes seen in children vaccinated against ‘stomach flu’ virus
Type 1 diabetes rates one-third lower in children who received all doses of the rotavirus vaccine; study also shows many...
New application can detect Twitter bots in any language
Thanks to fruitful collaboration between language scholars and machine learning specialists, a new application developed by researchers at the University...
American Cancer Society and Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance launch research collaboration
Four multidisciplinary teams to be funded to study survivorship In a new collaboration, the American Cancer Society and Ovarian Cancer...
The start of a new era in stem cell therapy
Credit: Tamer Onder & Team ISTANBUL, TURKEY - A recent study published in the April 8 issue of Nature Chemical...
Implanted drug ‘reservoir’ safely reduces injections for people with macular degeneration
Implanting a medication reservoir in eyes lessens the need for injections and may reduce clinic visits to twice per year...
