Research uncovers details about the mysterious author of early astronomy textbooks
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Around 1800, an English schoolmistress named Margaret Bryan wrote several well-regarded textbooks on astronomy and physics for ...
Surprisingly simple explanation for the alien comet ‘Oumuamua’s weird orbit
In 2017, a mysterious comet dubbed 'Oumuamua fired the imaginations of scientists and the public alike. It was the first ...
How vision begins
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have deciphered the molecular processes that first occur in the eye when light ...
Ludwig von Beethoven’s genome sheds light on chronic health problems and cause of death
In 1802, Ludwig van Beethoven asked his brothers to request that his doctor, J.A. Schmidt, describe his malady—his progressive hearing ...
Sea otters killed by unusual parasite strain
Four sea otters that stranded in California died from an unusually severe form of toxoplasmosis, according to a study from ...
Beethoven’s genome offers clues to composer’s health and family history
Credit: Beethoven-Haus Bonn University of Cambridge Media Release Beethoven’s genome offers clues to composer’s health and family history ...
A viscious circle: Climate change affects greenhouse gas emissions from stream networks
Natural greenhouse gas emissions from streams and lakes are strongly linked to water discharge and temperature according to a new ...
Europe’s most powerful 7-tesla MRI machine in operation
On Wednesday, 22 March 2023, at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Europe’s most powerful 7-Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine ...
New invention: The oxygen-ion battery
Lithium-ion batteries are ubiquitous today - from electric cars to smartphones. But that does not mean that they are the ...
Seniors’ use of urinary-tract infection antibiotics halved
As an international study involving University of Gothenburg researchers has shown, a decision tool for health professionals has proved capable ...
The single protein that causes the fibrosis death spiral
Fukuoka, Japan—Researchers from Kyushu University have found how a single mechanosensitive protein induces the process that thickens and scars tissue, ...
New mosquito species reported in Florida
Another new mosquito species has made its way across the tropics into Florida, making a permanent home in at least ...
New simulation reveals secrets of exotic form of electrons called polarons
A new leaf has turned in scientists' hunt for developing cutting-edge materials used in organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TV's, touchscreens, ...
Searching for life with space dust
Following enormous collisions, such as asteroid impacts, some amount of material from an impacted world may be ejected into space. ...
Hunting Venus 2.0: Scientists sharpen their sights
With the first paper compiling all known information about planets like Venus beyond our solar system, scientists are the closest ...
Nine in 10 women enter pregnancy with at least one indicator that risks baby’s health
Nine in ten women in England enter pregnancy with at least one indicator that may increase health risks to them ...
The devil is in the details: Re-imagining fertilizer precursor synthesis
Osaka, Japan – The Haber–Bosch reaction helps feed the world by converting nitrogen into ammonia, a fertilizer precursor. However, its ...
Loch Leven monitoring data now available through new online portal
An online portal to help local people, policy-makers and regulators understand the ecology of Loch Leven better is being launched ...
New animal welfare scoring system could enable better-informed food and farming choices
Cambridge University scientists have come up with a system of measuring animal welfare that enables reliable comparison across different types ...
TMAC helping businesses prevent pollution
The University of Texas at Arlington-based Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center (TMAC) has received a grant worth nearly $500,000 to assist ...
