The bizarre world of topological materials
In 2016, three physicists received the Nobel Prize for using the mathematical concept of "topology" to explain the strange behavior of certain materials - for...
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Rough terrain? No problem for beaver-inspired autonomous robot
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Autonomous robots excel in factories and other manmade spaces, but they struggle with the randomness of nature. To help these machines overcome...
UAlberta biologists show that female seals have consistent personalities
Credit: Christi Bubac Female seals don't change their spots, according to a new study by University of Alberta biologists. In fact, individual differences in boldness...
Study signals dramatic change in way ancient diets are calculated
Credit: © AMNH/D. Finnin Knowing what extinct animals ate has long been determined by analyzing carbon isotopes locked inside fossil teeth. For two decades, a...
Inbred animals face greater threat from changes to environment
Credit: Per T Smiseth Animals that are inbred make mistakes in response to changes in their surroundings, which threatens their survival, research has found. A...
NIH study associates obesity with lower breast cancer risk in young women
Young women with high body fat have a decreased chance of developing breast cancer before menopause, according to scientists at the National Institutes of Health...
Of hearts and giants: Moving a cardiac regulatory protein to the right place
Credit: Frontier Research Unit: Gene Expression,TMDU Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) -led international researchers identify nuclear localization function for conserved section of heart ..
Key protein providing defense against ‘jumping genes’ identified
Credit: Osaka University Osaka - Though they occasionally play a role in animal development, transposons, also known as "jumping genetic elements," are in fact DNA...
New regulator of neuron formation identified
Credit: F Freixo, IRB Barcelona The protein NEK7 regulates neuron formation, as it is required for dendrite growth and branching, as well as the formation...
New study shows lower prevalence of type 2 diabetes among those who consume walnuts
FOLSOM, Calif., June 27, 2018 - A new epidemiological study representing more than 34,000 American adults suggests that those who consume walnuts may have about...
Australian shrub contains new class of organic compound
Credit: Kanazawa University Kanazawa - The botanical world can be an exciting place for chemists. Plant species produce a beautiful array of organic molecules with...
Solar activities can affect the East Asian winter monsoon at the multidecadal time scale
Credit: Jiapeng MIAO Solar irradiation provides light, heat and energy for driving atmospheric motion on Earth, and is directly affected by solar activities. The Fifth...
Rethinking existing method opens new doors for cancer diagnostics
Credit: Osaka University Osaka - All diseases have a genetic component. Advances in understanding the genetic mechanisms behind these disease enables the development of early...
Newly discovered Xenomorph wasp has alien-like lifecycle
Credit: Photo by Erinn Fagan-Jeffries A University of Adelaide PhD student has discovered a new species of wasp, named Xenomorph because of its gruesome parasitic...
New combined treatment shows promise in hepatocellular carcinoma
Credit: IDIBELL Researchers from the Metabolism and Cancer group at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), led by Dr Sara Kozma, have unveiled a new...
