Scroll’n’roll — nanomaterials towards effective photocatalytic pollution treatment
Credit: Source: IPC PAS, Grzegorz Krzyzewski We live in times when among the most limited and precious resources on Earth are air and water. No...
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Ancient DNA reveals origin of first Bronze Age civilizations in Europe
Finding shed light on role of migration in Neolithic to Bronze Age transition and emergence of Indo-European languagesCredit: Ephorate of Antiquities of Kozani, Hellenic Ministry...
SMART evaluates impact of competition between autonomous vehicles and public transit
The study conducted in Singapore determined benefits of competition and the potential impact for future urban cities and transport systemsCredit: Zhejing Cao and Baichuan Mo...
Elegant constrictions in a cellular kill switch
Credit: © 2021 KAUST; Anastasia Serin The inner workings of a "self-destruct switch" present on human cells that can be activated during an immune response...
Robotic flexing: biologically inspired artificial muscles made from motor proteins
Scientists develop a 3D printing-compatible strategy to actuate millimeter-scale robots using genetically modified biomolecular machineryCredit: Yuichi Hiratsuka from JAIST. Ishikawa, Japan - Inside our cells,...
Water flora in the lakes of the ancient Tethys Ocean islands
New biogeographical affinities in Cretaceous floraCredit: Cretaceous Research A study published in Cretaceous Research expands the paleontological richness of continental fossils of the Lower Cretaceous...
Tübingen study raises hope for effective malaria vaccine
Credit: Universität Tübingen / Paul Mehnert Sanaria® PfSPZ-CVac" is a live vaccine consisting of infectious Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) malaria parasites that are injected into the...
A surprising discovery: Bats know the speed of sound from birth
Bats' "supersense" of timeCredit: Tel Aviv University A new Tel Aviv University study has revealed, for the first time, that bats know the speed of...
New Monarch butterfly breeding pattern inspires hope
Credit: WSU PULLMAN, Wash. --Â A count of the Western Monarch butterfly population last winter saw a staggering drop in numbers, but there are hopeful signs...
Tracking down the tiniest of forces: How T cells detect invaders
T cells use their antigen receptors like sticky fingers -- a team from TU Wien and MedUni Vienna was able to observe them doing soCredit:...
UBCO cardiovascular researcher urges women to listen to their hearts
Ignoring medical symptoms can lead to stroke, dementia, early deathCredit: UBCO A UBC Okanagan researcher is urging people to learn and then heed the symptoms...
Probing protein’s role in cell biology to understand how it might fight cancer
A team of researchers sets out to discover the connections that lie at the heart of a protein that might prove beneficial to the treatment...
Cryptic sense of orientation of bats localised: the sixth sense of mammals lies in the eye
Credit: Photo by Oliver Lindecke Mammals see with their eyes, hear with their ears and smell with their nose. But which sense or organ allows...
New map reveals genes that control the skeleton
Researchers have mapped the gene activity of osteocytes to improve their understanding of skeletal diseaseCredit: Garvan Institute of Medical Research Research led by the Garvan...
FAU gets CDC grant to test PPE efficacy and workplace virus transmission
College of Engineering and Computer Science researchers will assess safety measures against airborne transmission of viral infectionsCredit: Alex Dolce, Florida Atlantic University With many businesses...
