Hubble spots double quasars in merging galaxies
Credit: NASA, ESA, and J. Olmsted (STScI) NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is "seeing double." Peering back 10 billion years into the universe's past, Hubble astronomers...
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Being top baboon costs males their longevity
Struggle for dominance leaves a mark on genes and speeds up agingCredit: Elizabeth Archie DURHAM, N.C. -- Some guys have it all: the muscle, the...
Towards the in vivo detection of cancer progression using circularly polarized LEDs
Credit: Journal of Biophotonics Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have experimentally demonstrated a novel cancer diagnosis technique based on the scattering of...
New wasp species discovered in Norway
A brand new species of parasitic cuckoo wasp was discovered based on its clever use of pheromonesCredit: Photo: Arnstein Staverløkk, NINA, CC BY3. Cuckoo wasps...
A new type of battery that can charge ten times faster than a lithium-ion battery created
Moreover, it is safer in terms of potential fire hazards and has a lower environmental impactCredit: Anatoliy A. Vereshchagin It is difficult to imagine our...
Competing for high status speeds up aging in male baboons
Study suggests that high social status contributes to accelerated aging in baboons, despite its other advantagesCredit: Beth Archie (CC BY 4.0) Battling other male baboons...
Rising Sika deer populations linked to bovine TB infections
Credit: Benjamin Lecomte New research suggests Ireland's increasing populations of Sika deer may be linked to local outbreaks of TB infection in cattle. Although TB...
A new material enables the usage of ‘calcium’ for batteries
Credit: Kazuaki Kisu and Shin-ichi Orimo Scientists from Tohoku University have developed a new fluorine-free calcium (Ca) electrolyte based on a hydrogen (monocarborane) cluster that...
Maternal stress in conception linked to higher chance of female foetus
Women who experience more stress around the time of conception are twice as likely to give birth to a girlCredit: university of granada A total...
Curbing coronavirus spread in enclosed spaces means better masks, adequate ventilation
Findings show leakage of airborne droplets escaping from masks even when just breathingCredit: Venugopal Arumuru/Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar WASHINGTON, April 6, 2021 -- With...
Sharing and enjoying meals with loved ones reduces obesity and improves the health of adolescents
The benefits of the Mediterranean diet come from both the food we eat and how we eat itCredit: UOC Eating together as a family, maintaining...
Tiny brains grown in 3D-printed bioreactor
Small device contains wells to let small bits of tissue grow, develop, and be studied in real timeCredit: Ikram Khan WASHINGTON, April 6, 2021 --...
Activated carbon increases cryocooler efficiency
At ultracold temperature of 4 kelvins, the carbon increased efficiency by more than 30%.Credit: Liubiao Chen/University of Chinese Academy of Sciences WASHINGTON, April 6, 2021...
Plant, animal surfaces inspire infection-proof engineered implants
Some natural surfaces, like insect wings, have evolved to develop bactericidal features, which researchers hope to translate into health care materialsCredit: Saurav Goel, Alaitz Zabala...
An international study reveals how the ‘guardian’ of the genome works
The study is published in 'Nature Structural & Molecular Biology'Credit: CNIO Scientists from the Genomic Integrity and Structural Biology Group led by Rafael Fernández-Leiro at...
