Climate: Lessons from the latest global warming
56 million years ago, the Earth experienced one of the largest and most rapid climate warming events in its history: the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM),...
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Dog puppies spontaneously match human actions, while kittens and wolf pups …not so much…
According to a new study published in Scientific Reports puppies - but not kittens and wolf pups - tend to spontaneously imitate human actions, even when...
Cell type key to successful immunotherapies for chronic viral infections identified
An international study led by researchers from the Infection Biology Laboratory at the UPF Department of Medicine and Life Sciences (MELIS) establishes that one type of dendritic cells...
New release of Blue Brain Project Atlas sheds light on neuron types
Knowledge of the cell-type specific make-up of the brain is useful to understand the role of each cell type as part of the network, is...
Indicator of early form of Parkinson’s in stool sample
The so-called isolated REM-sleep behavior disorder is a condition that can provide an indication of Parkinson’s disease well in advance. A research team headed by...
Operation Pangolin launches to save world’s most trafficked wild mammal
Researchers and conservationists are embarking on a bold initiative to save the world’s most trafficked wild mammal — the pangolin.Credit: Dr Dan Challender with a...
NIH software assembles complete genome sequences on-demand
National Institutes of Health researchers have developed and released an innovative software tool to assemble truly complete (i.e., gapless) genome sequences from a variety of...
Optimized amide bond reaction using heterocyclic compounds and carboxylic acid
A high-yield, one-pot, scalable reaction facilitates the production of biologically relevant amide compounds using less reactive nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds and carboxylic acid without the use...
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B Volume 13, Issue 1 publishes
https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/acta-pharmaceutica-sinica-b/vol/13/issue/1Credit: APSB https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/acta-pharmaceutica-sinica-b/vol/13/issue/1 Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B (APSB) was founded with the goal of creating a global high-level forum centred around drug discovery and pharmaceutical...
Tsunami in a water glass
So-called hydrated electrons play a major role in many physical, chemical and biological processes. They are not bound to an atom or molecule and are...
Leipzig researchers develop efficient process for chemical terpene synthesis
A team of scientists led by Professor Tanja Gulder at Leipzig University’s Institute of Organic Chemistry, together with colleagues from the University of Regensburg, has...
Keeping drivers safe with a road that can melt snow, ice on its own
Slipping and sliding on snowy or icy roads is dangerous. Salt and sand help melt ice or provide traction, but excessive use is bad for...
Arming vegetables with anti-inflammatory properties using plant pigments
Betalains are a class of plant pigments that are responsible for the characteristic red-violet (betacyanin) or yellow (betaxanthin) color of certain fruits and vegetables. These...
CityU scientists engineer a breath-to-charge electrostatic face mask for prolonged air filtration, reducing the environmental burden
Electrostatic adsorption is an important complement to mechanical filtration for high-efficiency air filtering in the use of face masks. However, the electrostatic charge of the...
Incarceration: burdensome legacy for African American fathers and their sons
More than 1.1 million African American men are imprisoned in the United States, and about 500,000 are fathers. Many of their fathers also served time...
