Soil pHertility
For some time now, scientists have known that climate influences soil chemistry -- and, in particular, soil pH, a measure...
How miniature predators get their favorite soil bacteria
Credit: iTZiT Visual Techonology/NIOO-KNAW Tiny predators in the soil can literally sniff out their prey: soil bacteria, which communicate with...
Chemical trickery corrals ‘hyperactive’ metal-oxide cluster
CORVALLIS, Ore. - After decades of eluding researchers because of chemical instability, key metal-oxide clusters have been isolated in water,...
Researchers peer into atom-sized tunnels in hunt for better battery
Credit: Reza Shahbazian-Yassar/UIC Battery researchers seeking improved electrode materials have focused on "tunneled" structures that make it easier for charge-carrying...
Blood-borne HPV antibodies indicate head, neck cancer prognosis
Credit: National Cancer Institute PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- People with head and neck cancers with evidence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection...
Study shows new treatment strategy in head & neck cancer not better than current standard
(TORONTO, Canada - Dec. 8, 2016) - Results of the largest Canadian clinical trial to date comparing standard treatment for...
Scientists reveal ‘safety catch’ within all dividing cells
Researchers have made a major discovery about how cells control when to divide - representing a step forward in scientists'...
Prostate cancer patients more likely to die of other diseases, say 15-year PLCO results
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Starting in 1993 and ending in 2001, ten academic medical centers in the United...
Unraveling the secrets of cluster crystallization
Credit: ICIQ A team of researchers at ICIQ in Tarragona (Spain) and Oregon State University (US) combine experimental and computational...
Why cryptophyte algae are really good at harvesting light
Credit: Desmond Toa In an algae-eat-algae world, it's the single-celled photosynthetic organisms at the top (layer of the ocean) that...
NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Vardah spinning near Andaman Islands
Credit: Credits: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team As NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the Bay of Bengal, Tropical Cyclone...
What to do with the data?
Credit: Illustration by Sandbox Studio, Chicago with Corinne Mucha Rapid advances in computing constantly translate into new technologies in our...
Who needs a body? Not these larvae, which are basically swimming heads
Credit: Image credit: Paul Gonzalez, Hopkins Marine Station Graduate student Paul Gonzalez at Stanford University's Hopkins Marine Station recently became...
High altitudes hamper hummingbirds’ ability to manoeuvre: UBC research
Credit: Paolo Segre, University of British Columbia/ Stanford University. Hummingbirds' ability to accelerate and turn diminishes at high altitudes, but...
ABIVAX reports on ABX464 as HIV functional cure and treatment for inflammatory diseases
ABX464 Upregulates IL-22 and miR-124 Suggesting Strong Anti-Inflammatory Effect, Broadening Therapeutic Potential Announcing Proof-of-Concept Clinical Trial of ABX464 to Treat...
DFG announces winners in second round of international research marketing competition
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) today announced the winners of the second round of an ideas competition in...
Queen’s researchers receive funding to track impact of climate change on polar bears
KINGSTON - Queen's University researchers Stephen C. Lougheed, Peter Van Coeverden de Groot and Graham Whitelaw have been awarded $9.5...
Mixed results
The results are in, and while the world's oceans show no significant decline over the past year, their condition should...
RNA modification important for brain function
Researchers at the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) have shown that a new way...
Max Planck Neuroscience launches research and news site for scientific community
Credit: Max Planck Neuroscience From the world's most progressive researchers on the cusp of scientific discovery, the Max Planck Neuroscience...
