A “Sweet” cherry is the heaviest in the world according to the Guinness World Records
Credit: University of Bologna / Salvi Vivai A cherry from the "Sweet" family, cross-bred by the University of Bologna, holds the Guinness World Record for...
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How do humpback whales rest?
Omnidirectional cameras reveal the secret underwater lives of marine animalsCredit: Takashi Iwata An international research collaboration has used an omnidirectional camera attached to humpback whale...
New discoveries on deadly fungus – might be a key for treatment
Credit: Jan-Peter Kasper, University of Jena Aspergillus fumigatus kills as many people as malaria and tuberculosis, but is less known. It is found "everywhere", for...
COVID-19 lockdowns and demographically-relevant Google Trends
Credit: Berger et al, PLOS ONE, 2021 (CC-BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Google Trends reveal how searches related to family and relationship behaviors, such as weddings, contraception,...
Scientists identify genetic pathway that suppresses Lou Gehrig’s Disease
Credit: UNIST Professor Chunghun Lim and his research team in the Department of Biological Sciences unveiled a neuroprotective pathway that suppresses Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS)....
Binge drinking in adolescence is linked to changes in the cerebellum in young adulthood
Credit: MostPhotos/Oliver Hoffman Binge drinking in adolescence is associated with changes in the volume of the cerebellum in young adulthood, a new study from the...
New antibiotic clears multi-drug resistant gonorrhea in mice in single dose
Credit: Dunham Lab, Emory University UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A new antibiotic compound clears infection of multi-drug resistant gonorrhea in mice in a single oral...
Like an artificial nervous system
Interdisciplinary research team in RTG "Materials for Brain" produces extremely conductive hydrogel for medical applicationsCredit: © Christine Arndt Due to their tissue-like mechanical properties, hydrogels...
Reactive boride infusion stabilizes ni-rich cathodes for lithium-ion batteries
Credit: UNIST A new coating for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), developed by scientists at UNIST promises extended driving for future electric vehicles (EVs). The coating, described...
Bioengineers learn the secrets to precisely turning on and off genes
Credit: Thomas Gorochowski In a recent study led by the University of Bristol, scientists have shown how to simultaneously harness multiple forms of regulation in...
CU cancer researcher wins two awards to study drug-resistant cancer cells
University of Colorado Boulder researcher Sabrina L. Spencer, PhD., recently won the Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award (from the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation) and the...
Particulates are more dangerous than previously thought
Credit: Paul Scherrer Institute/Markus Fischer Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have for the first time observed photochemical processes inside the smallest particles in...
Turns out altruism is for the fish
Osaka City University shows experimental evidence of an altruistic nature in small convict cichlid fishCredit: Shun Satoh, Masanori Kohda OSAKA, Japan. If you were given...
Maintaining body weight won’t save colorectal cancer survivors
Stable body weight may hide loss of muscle, 40 percent higher risk of premature deathCredit: Pennington Biomedical Research Center Colorectal cancer survivors who maintained a...
A Red List of insect experts in Europe
New EC-funded project will identify trends in taxonomic expertise across Europe to identify gaps in expert knowledgeCredit: Denitza Peneva Insects are the largest taxonomic group...
