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Mysteries of Father Christmas ‘solved’ by relativity theory
The mystery of how Father Christmas can deliver presents to 700 million children in one night, fit down the chimney...
DFG announces winners of 2017 Leibniz prizes
The latest recipients of Germany's most prestigious research funding prize have been announced. In Bonn today, the Joint Committee of...
Heating apartment houses sustainably
Credit: Picture: Fraunhofer ISE For the energy transition to be successful, it will also be important to secure heat supply...
Against the tide: A fish adapting quickly to lethal levels of pollution
Credit: M. F. Oleksiak, UM Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science MIAMI--Evolution is working hard to rescue some urban...
Newly revealed amino acid function could be used to boost antioxidant levels
Credit: Kobe University A Japanese research team has become the first in the world to discover that 2-aminobutyric acid (2-AB)...
Corn yield modeling towards sustainable agriculture
Credit: Image granted by Laila Puntel. With an innovative modeling approach, researchers set out to examine corn and soybean yields...
Red cabbage microgreens lower ‘bad’ cholesterol in animal study
Credit: American Chemical Society Microgreens are sprouting up everywhere from upscale restaurants to home gardens. They help spruce up old...
Natural kill cell technology to stop cancer gets licensed
Credit: UCF College of Medicine Our bodies contain Natural Killer (NK) cells - an army that stops cancers and viruses...
A small change with a large impact
Credit: Camera: Maike Nicolai, GEOMAR Christian Howe, Submaris Emiliania huxleyi SEM picture: Lennart Bach, GEOMAR The uptake of fossil fuel...
Microbial biodiversity in the environment can alter human health
Credit: Photograph: Patrick C. Irelan, copyright 2016. www.patrickirelan.com The BioScience Talks podcast features discussions of topical issues related to the...
Laser R&D focuses on next-gen particle collider
Credit: Paul Mueller A set of new laser systems and proposed upgrades at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley...
Director of KAUST Catalysis Center Jean-Marie Basset named 2016 NAI Fellow
Credit: KAUST Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Dec. 13, 2016: Jean-Marie Basset, a distinguished professor of chemical science and...
Engineers develop a new noninvasive method to detect infections in prostheses
Credit: UC San Diego Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new non-invasive method to detect...
New evidence shows how technology is actively supporting patients in managing their own health
A new Cochrane Review, summarizing data from 132 trials of automated telephone systems in preventing and managing long-term health conditions,...
Optical tractor beam traps bacteria
Credit: Photo: Bielefeld University Up to now, if scientists wanted to study blood cells, algae, or bacteria under the microscope,...
ERC grant: Getting nanoparticle catalysts into shape
Prof Dr Beatriz Roldán Cuenya from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) will receive one of the renowned Consolidator Grants from the...
DFG to fund 7 new Research Units
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is establishing seven new Research Units, following a decision by the DFG Senate...
Investment in medicine regulatory authorities key to fighting the 21st century ‘Third Man’
From Vienna to the Democratic Republic of Congo, fake medicines have threatened citizens across the board -- and borders --...
New hopes in cancer battle — a review of new molecules and treatment strategies
Cancer treatment is still one of the most intractable challenge for medicine. There are several approaches to fight cancer, which...
Invisible symptoms impact rheumatoid arthritis patients’ lives, hinder diagnosis
Philadelphia, Dec. 14, 2016 - Rheumatoid Arthritis In America 2016, a national survey by Health Union of more than 3,100...
