Finding the beat of collective animal motion
Across nature, animals from swarming insects to herding mammals can organize into seemingly choreographed motion. Over the last two decades, scientists have discovered that these...
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From burns to the wave nature of heat – via the telegraph equation
When a train approaches or an ambulance with its siren blaring nears us, we hear the sound with an increased frequency, gradually decreasing slightly. As...
HKU hosts “Beyond Moore’s Law: Frontier of Intelligent Hardware and Information Systems” symposium
Organised by HKU and sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and the Beijing-Hong Kong Academic Exchange Center, the symposium invited academicians...
Sexual parasitism helped anglerfish invade the deep sea during a time of global warming
Members of the vertebrate group including anglerfishes are unique in possessing a characteristic known as sexual parasitism, in which males temporarily attach or permanently fuse...
Continuing study: Tel Aviv University researchers identify the pathogen causing sea urchin mass mortalities in the Red Sea; The epidemic has spread to the Indian Ocean possess an eminent threat to coral reefs
Embargoed until Thursday, May 23rd at 11AM (Israel time)Credit: Jean-Pascal Quod Embargoed until Thursday, May 23rd at 11AM (Israel time) Sea urchins are considered protectors...
Young girls most sensitive to PFAS “forever chemicals” found in Australian vegetables
Researchers have revealed the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in vegetables from Sydney and Newcastle in Australia. The research, published in SCI’s Journal...
Greater Bay Area Science Forum – Hong Kong Forum concludes at HKU
Professor Xiang Zhang, President and Vice-Chancellor of HKU, delivered the welcome remarks, “The Greater Bay Area, including Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Macau, represents a...
SLAS Technology presents: Advances in Synthetic Biology
Oak Brook, IL – Volume 29, Issue 2 of SLAS Technology, includes three original research articles covering skin cutaneous melanoma, glycan-bead coupling and acoustic ejection...
Urban gardening may improve human health – Research subjects benefitted from microbial exposure that boosts the immune system
A one-month indoor gardening period increased the bacterial diversity of the skin and was associated with higher levels of anti-inflammatory molecules in the blood demonstrated...
Researchers advocate for structured framework to study the benefits of exercise training in multiple sclerosis rehabilitation
East Hanover, NJ – May 22, 2024 – A team of experts in multiple sclerosis (MS) research recommends a structured approach to the study of...
Unlocking complex sulfur molecules: a novel approach for synthesis of functionalized benzenethiol equivalents
Organosulfur compounds, organic compounds containing sulfur, are vital in biological processes and research fields like pharmaceuticals, biomedical imaging, agriculture, and electronics. Compounds like phenothiazine, thianthrene...
New discoveries about the nature of light could improve methods for heating fusion plasma
Both literally and figuratively, light pervades the world. It banishes darkness, conveys telecommunications signals between continents and makes visible the invisible, from faraway galaxies to...
Producing novel liquid crystals by stacking antiaromatic units
In organic chemistry, π-stacking systems are supramolecular structures that arise due to the dispersion force, a type of intermolecular noncovalent interaction. They are a common...
Big data, AI, and personalized medicine: scientists reveal playbook aiming to revolutionize healthcare
What should the medicine of the future look like? A team of scientists writing in Frontiers in Science lays out a bold vision for precision...
Mistaken identity cleared up of foodborne pathogen causing severe symptoms in children
The prevalence of pathogenic E. coli has meant the frequent misidentification of a similar bacterium of the Escherichia genus. E. albertii is an emerging zoonotic...
