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Researchers confirm the existence of a ‘lost continent’ under Mauritius
Credit: Susan Webb/Wits University Scientists have confirmed the existence of a "lost continent" under the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius...
What your mucus says about your health (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2017- It's peak cold and flu season, and mucus is making many...
Tracing the cosmic web with star-forming galaxies in the distant universe
Credit: Hiroshima University/NAOJ Galaxies in the universe trace patterns on very large scales; there are large empty regions (called "voids")...
How to improve data management in the supercomputers of the future
Credit: UC3M In recent decades, many scientific discoveries have depended on the analysis of an enormous volume of data, which...
IUPUI study: Climate change drove population decline in New World before Europeans arrived
Credit: Broxton Bird, PhD, School of Science, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS -- What caused the rapid disappearance of a...
Scat sniffer dogs tell York U researchers a lot about endangered lizards
Loading video... Credit: York University TORONTO, January 31, 2017 - Dogs can be trained to find almost anything (people, drugs,...
Study to examine the relationship between grasslands and soil biodiversity
Credit: Photo courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- A new study by researchers with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture...
Better and faster diagnosis of diseases
Credit: Photo: Conny Ehm The microsystems engineer Dr. Can Dincer from University of Freiburg has been awarded by the second...
Plants smell different when they are eaten by exotic herbivores
Credit: (photo: Nicole Van Dam) When they are attacked by herbivores, many plants call in reinforcements. To this end, they...
NASA’s new shape-shifting radiator inspired by origami
Credit: Credits: Brigham Young University Japan's ancient art of paper folding has inspired the design of a potentially trailblazing "smart"...
New study connects running motion to ground force, provides patterns for any runner
Credit: Laurence J. Ryan/SMU Researchers at Southern Methodist University in Dallas have developed a concise new explanation for the basic...
Children’s Hospital of Orange County honored for improving care with health information technology
Credit: Children's Hospital of Orange County ORANGE, Calif. (Jan. 31, 2017) - Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) was named...
Mechanism for photosynthesis already existed in primeval microbe
Credit: Kobe University A Japanese research group led by Associate Professor ASHIDA Hiroki (Graduate School of Human Development and Environment,...
The role of the tunnel
Credit: Graphic: AG Koch The targeted incorporation of proteins into the membrane is a vital process for cell maintenance; these...
Paracetamol study could open door for way to treat liver damage
Scientists have shed new light on how the common painkiller paracetamol causes liver damage. Their findings may offer valuable insights...
Scientists step closer to developing new drug in fight against antimicrobial resistance
Scientists have for the first time determined the molecular structure of a new antibiotic which could hold the key to...
Paper spotlights key flaw in widely used radioisotope dating technique
An oversight in a radioisotope dating technique used to date everything from meteorites to geologic samples means that scientists have...
Spider silk demonstrates Spider Man-like abilities
Credit: Shuyuan Lin WASHINGTON, D.C., January, 31, 2017 -- Our muscles are amazing structures. With the trigger of a thought,...
Drug candidate stabilizes essential transport mechanism in nerve cells
Tau is a key brain protein involved in Alzheimer's disease and other brain diseases. Aggregates of Tau known as "neurofibrillary...
MD Anderson and Guardant Health announce partnership to make comprehensive liquid biopsy part of on
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Guardant Health today announced a multi-year...
