Biology
VTT’s miniature hyperspectral camera launched to space in Aalto-1 satellite
VTT's small and lightweight hyperspectral camera was successfully launched to space in Aalto-1 nanosatellite on 23rd of June 2017. Scalable...
Monitoring changes in wetland extent can help predict the rate of climate change
Monitoring changes to the amount of wetlands in regions where permafrost is thawing should be at the forefront of efforts...
Panda love spreads to benefit the planet
Credit: Sue Nichols, Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability, Michigan State University Loving pandas isn't just a feel-good activity. Recent...
Discovery of a new mechanism for bacterial division
Credit: J. McKinney/G. Fantnter/EPFL Most rod-shaped bacteria divide by splitting into two around the middle after their DNA has replicated...
Talking science
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 26, 2017 -- The art of video has proven to be truly revolutionary for informing the public...
Vinegar: A cheap and simple way to help plants fight drought
Credit: RIKEN Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) have discovered a new, yet simple, way to...
UC Riverside molecular biochemist named to German National Academy of Sciences
Credit: IIGB, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Katayoon Dehesh, the director of the Institute for Integrative Genome Biology (IIGB) and...
Air pollution casts shadow over solar energy production
Credit: Michael Bergin, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Global solar energy production is taking a major hit due to air...
Sandia creates better ‘fingerprints’ to detect elusive, valuable chemical compounds
Credit: Sandia National Laboratories LIVERMORE, Calif. -- Imagine being able to see the entire Statue of Liberty and a small...
Predicting future outcomes in the natural world
Credit: U.S. Department of Agriculture (images) When pesticides and intentional fires fail to eradicate an invasive plant species, declaring biological...
Ten million tonnes of fish wasted every year despite declining fish stocks
Credit: UBC Public Affairs Industrial fishing fleets dump nearly 10 million tonnes of good fish back into the ocean every...
New gonorrhea treatment targets enzyme needed for respiration
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers have identified a possible new treatment for gonorrhea, using a peptide that thwarts the infection-causing bacterium...
New method to rapidly map the ‘social networks’ of proteins
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(June 26, 2017) Salk scientists have developed a new high-throughput technique to determine which proteins in...
Detecting diluteness
Credit: Washington University in St. Louis Inside each and every living cell, there are miniscule structures called membraneless organelles. These...
The beach time capsule
And to think it was all right there in her garage. A load of boxes pulled from biologist Dale Straughan's...
Mitochondrial flash signals long-term memory at neuronal synapse
Credit: Provided by TAN Xiao Why do some memories last a lifetime while others never persist for more than a...
Inauguration of the 67th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting with an appeal for climate protection
The 67th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting was today inaugurated in Lindau on the banks of Lake Constance in Germany. The...
Lending plants a hand to survive drought
Credit: Stuart Hay, ANU The findings have helped some plants survive 50 percent longer in drought conditions, and could eventually...
UK Robotics Week to demonstrate the nation’s world-leading robotics and AI research
The UK's world-leading robotics research will be showcased at the second UK Robotics Week, which begins on Saturday, 24 June,...
How insulin in the brain may suppress the subjective feeling of hunger
Credit: © IDM Eating behavior and the subjective feeling of hunger are regulated by a variety of hormones. Here a...