Biology
Boosting testosterone makes men prefer higher-status products
In the animal kingdom, males of certain species possess flashy ornamentation that appears to do little to enhance their survival;...
Southeast Asian forest loss greater than expected, with negative climate implications
Credit: the researchers Researchers using satellite imaging have found much greater than expected deforestation since 2000 in the highlands of...
RESOLUTE:13 academic & industry partners join forces to unlock SLCs for new therapies
Credit: Resolute Consortium / Bojan Vilageos By combining an inclusive, open-access ethos to the techniques and results of the research...
Shedding light on the energy-efficiency of photosynthesis
Photosynthesis is one of the most crucial life processes on earth. It's how plants get their food, using energy from...
Mutation and 3D modeling reveal new structure to cell division process
Credit: OIST Cell division is one of the most fundamental processes of biology. It's what allows all living things to...
Gulf stream eddies as a source of iron
Credit: Graphic: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio Minuscule sea creatures like cyanobacteria need large amounts of trace elements...
NTU Singapore receives $16.4 million for its Wallenberg-NTU Fellowship to nurture young scientists
The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, the largest private financier of research in Sweden, is making a 50 million Swedish...
Study: Fungi and bacteria grow on body implants
A body implant provides a new habitat for bacteria and fungi, a new study conducted at the University of Copenhagen...
A perioral soft tissue evaluation after orthognathic surgery
Aesthetic surgeries are performed to correct the facial appearance, which can mean that these processes can sometimes create enormous changes...
Economic burden of fatty liver disease in US is $32 billion annually, new study finds
Credit: Intermountain Medical Center Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD, which affects roughly 100 million Americans, costs the United States...
Highly refined mineral oils in cosmetics
According to the EU cosmetics regulation, mineral oils are only permitted in cosmetics if the full refining history is known...
A promising new tool to measure antibodies against malaria
Credit: Pau Fabregat Antibodies against multiple Plasmodium falciparum proteins (or antigens) can be measured using a simple, accurate and reproducible...
Drugs that block structural changes to collagen could prevent lung fibrosis
Credit: Mark G. Jones Scientists have found that it is the structure of collagen, rather than the amount, that leads...
Analyzing effects of multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) & polyethylene glycol (PEG)
Nowadays, the maintenance of wellbore stability is a very important activity in the drilling industry. Wellbore stability can be improved...