Tattoos are popular — half of all Germans regard tattoo inks as safe
"There is scientific evidence, however, that ink pigments from the tattoos can make their way into the lymphatic system, " ...
Could yesterday’s Earth contain clues for making tomorrow’s medicines?
MADISON -- Several billion years ago, as the recently formed planet Earth cooled down from a long and brutal period ...
The Pancreatic Cancer Collective awards $7 million in ‘New Therapies Challenge’ grants
Credit: Pancreatic Cancer Collective, Stand Up To Cancer, Lustgarten Foundation The Pancreatic Cancer Collective, the strategic partnership of the Lustgarten ...
Researchers stop ‘sneaky’ cancer cells in their tracks
Credit: Tabdanov/Provenzano, University of Minnesota A new study by University of Minnesota biomedical engineers shows how they stopped cancer cells ...
Eight Los Alamos projects win R&D 100 Awards
Credit: R&D LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Nov 19, 2018--Eight Los Alamos National Laboratory technologies won R&D 100 Awards at R&D Magazine's ...
Researchers developed sustainable ‘nano-raspberry’ to neutralize poisonous carbon monoxide
Credit: NITech Scientists from the Nagoya Institute of Technology (NITech) in Japan have developed a sustainable method to neutralize carbon ...
FEFU physicists have developed concept of new fast non-volatile memory
Credit: FEFU press office Using the method of micromagnetic simulation, scientists have found the magnetic parameters and operating modes for ...
Quantum artificial life created on the cloud
Credit: UPV/EHU A scenario of artificial intelligence could see the emergence of circumstances in which models of simple organisms could ...
New mechanism controlling the master cancer regulator uncovered
Of the more than 23,000 genes in the human genome, only a handful assume a very central role in signal ...
Ground and stream water clues reveal shale drilling impacts
Credit: Joshua Woda / Penn State Chemical clues in waters near Marcellus Shale gas wells in rural Pennsylvania can identify ...
Electrical cable triggers lightweight, fire-resistant cladding discovery
Credit: Sarah Fisher/University of Melbourne A University of Melbourne researcher has led the successful development of an organic, non-combustible and ...
AGU Fall Meeting in Washington, D.C.: Online resources; events and general sessions
WASHINGTON, DC -- Discover the latest Earth and space science news at the 51st annual AGU Fall Meeting this December, ...
Responses of waterbirds to climate change is linked to their preferred wintering habitats
Credit: Aleksi Lehikoinen A new scientific article shows that 25 European waterbird species can change their wintering areas depending on ...
First professorship in clinical neurotechnology
(Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin) Prof. Dr. Surjo Soekadar's research explores how neurotechnologies can be used in the treatment of neurological ...
Hyena population recovered slowly from a disease epidemic
Credit: Heribert Hofer/Leibniz-IZW Infectious diseases can substantially reduce the size of wildlife populations, thereby affecting both the dynamics of ecosystems ...
Fading stripes in Southeast Asia: First insight into the ecology of a threatened rabbit
Credit: Leibniz-IZW / WWF-Vietnam CarBi Project / Hue Saola Nature Reserve The Annamite mountains of Vietnam and Lao PDR (Laos) ...
Sticky and heavily armed, a tomato-relative is the new ‘star’ of the Brazilian inselbergs
Credit: Y.F. Gouvêa Armed with long thorns and sticky stems, newly described plant Solanum kollastrum might look like a villain ...
Aquatic animals that jump out of water inspire leaping robots
Credit: Sunghwan Jung WASHINGTON, D.C., November 20, 2018 -- Ever watch aquatic animals jump out of the water and wonder ...
Reducing the impact forces of water entry
Credit: Tadd Truscott, Rafsan Rabbi and Nathan Speir WASHINGTON, D.C., November 20, 2018 -- When professional divers jump from a ...
Volcanoes and glaciers combine as powerful methane producers
Credit: Dr Hugh Tuffen Large amounts of the potent greenhouse gas methane are being released from an Icelandic glacier, scientists ...
