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Credit: ETH Zurich Lovers of gold watches and heavy jewellery will be thrilled. The objects of their desire may someday become much lighter, but without...

Team led by NUS avian researcher discovered 10 new bird taxa in Wallacea

Understanding of Quaternary land connections and knowledge of historic collection gaps were crucial in identifying remote regions likely to harbor novel avian speciesCredit: James Eaton/Birdtour...

Explosion or collapse?

Experiment on beta-decay sheds light on fate of intermediate-mass starsCredit: Picture: X-ray: NASA/CXC/NCSU/M. Burkey et al.; Optical: DSS A group of scientists, among them several...

Global warming is the kindling that caused extensive wildfire

Credit: Jong-Seong Kug (POSTECH) In November of last year, the wildfire that started in California, U.S.A burned areas that amount about the size of Seoul...

New function for potential tumor suppressor in brain development

Analysis of Cdkn1c loss at single cell level reveals novel and unexpected role of gene -- study published in Nature CommunicationsCredit: © IST Austria -...

Study puts the ‘Carib’ in ‘Caribbean,’ boosting credibility of Columbus’ cannibal claims

Credit: Ann Ross/North Carolina State University GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Christopher Columbus' accounts of the Caribbean include harrowing descriptions of fierce raiders who abducted women and...

Plants found to speak roundworm’s language

Researchers from Boyce Thompson Institute have found that plants manipulate nematode pheromones to repel these pests, which cause more than $100 million in damage to...

Lonely in a crowd: Overcoming loneliness with acceptance and wisdom

Study looked at characteristics of loneliness in a senior housing community and the strategies residents used to overcome itCredit: Erik Jepson, UC San Diego Publications...

Pearls of wisdom

Scientists study the dynamic interplay between genome and the environment in Japanese pearl oystersCredit: OIST Since the late 19th century, pearl aquaculture has been a...

Deep learning, 3D technology to improve structure modeling, create better drugs

Credit: Daisuke Kihara/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Proteins are often called the working molecules of the human body. A typical body has more than...

Visualizing chemical reactions, e.g. from H2 and CO2 to synthetic natural gas

Researchers at EPFL have developed a reactor system and an analysis method that has allowed them to observe the real-time production of synthetic natural gas...

Baby and adult brains ‘sync up’ during play, finds Princeton Baby Lab

It's not your imagination -- you and your baby really are on the same wavelengthCredit: Elise Piazza, Princeton Baby Lab Have you ever played with...

New $3 million project to study opioid medication use in criminal justice setting

Credit: UK Photo | Mark Cornelison LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 9, 2020) - The University of Kentucky recently received $3 million from the National Institute on...

Machine learning shapes microwaves for a computer’s eyes

Hardware and software tweak microwave patterns to discover the most efficient way to identify objectsCredit: Mohammadreza Imani, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Engineers from Duke...

Large ‘herbivores of the sea’ help keep coral reefs healthy