Two Nobel Prize wins for Max Planck Society
Emmanuelle Charpentier honoured with the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Reinhard Genzel wins Nobel Prize in PhysicsCredit: MPG This year, the Max Planck Society found...
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Three new trans-Atlantic research teams to study hard-to-treat childhood cancers
Research funded by Stand Up To Cancer and Cancer Research UK aims to increase innovative and effective approaches to treating pediatric cancersCredit: Stand Up To...
Exercise and nutrition regimen benefits physical, cognitive health
12-week double-blind control trial in 148 Air Force airmenCredit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers studied the effects of a 12-week exercise...
Tapping secrets of Aussie spider’s unique silk
Silk so robust potential new genetic material toutedCredit: Professor Mark Elgar, the University of Melbourne An international collaboration has provided the first insights into a...
CBD helps reduce lung damage from COVID by increasing levels of protective peptide
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Production Coordinator, Augusta University One way CBD appears to reduce the "cytokine storm" that damages the lungs and kills many patients with...
New study shows how complex metabolism may have self-assembled from simple precursors
New research shows that simple environmental reactions can form reactive thioesters similar to those used in modern biology to transduce energy, and this may have...
Creating perfect edges in 2D-materials
Credit: Alexander Ericson/Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers University of Technology Ultrathin materials such as graphene promise a revolution in nanoscience and technology. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology,...
Early-arriving endangered Chinook salmon take the brunt of sea lion predation
Credit: LE Baskow The Columbia River is home to one of the West Coast's most important Chinook salmon runs. Through late spring and early summer,...
Mystery over decline in sea turtle sightings
Credit: Rod Penrose, MEM The number of sea turtles spotted along the coasts of the UK and Ireland has declined in recent years, researchers say....
Losing flight had huge benefits for ants, finds new study
Credit: Philip Gronski Ants are one of the most successful groups of animals on the planet, occupying anywhere from temperate soil to tropical rainforests, desert...
Molecular design strategy reveals near infrared-absorbing hydrocarbon
Credit: Norihito Fukui Nagoya University researchers have synthesized a unique molecule with a surprising property: it can absorb near infrared light. The molecule is made...
Echo from the past makes rice paddies a good home for wetland plants
Geography before human land use impacts how well plant species are retainedCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University studied the...
New research comparing HIV medications set to change international recommendations
Credit: University of British Columbia A new study by UBC researchers is set to change international treatment recommendations for people who are newly diagnosed with...
‘Classified knots’: uOttawa researchers create optical framed knots to encode information
Credit: University of Ottawa In a world first, researchers from the University of Ottawa in collaboration with Israeli scientists have been able to create optical...
Viral ‘molecular scissor’ is next COVID-19 drug target
Coronavirus uses enzymatic cutter for virus production and to disable essential immune proteinsCredit: Image courtesy Shaun K. Olsen, PhD, laboratory at The University of Texas...