Study predicts shift to smaller animals over next century
Credit: Robert Cooke Researchers at the University of Southampton have forecast a worldwide move towards smaller birds and mammals over the next 100 years. In...
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Dissolving protein traffic jam at the entrance of mitochondria
Credit: Illustration: Christoph Mårtensson The research lab of the associate professor (Privatdozent) Dr. Thomas Becker at the University of Freiburg discovered a mechanism that solves...
Exposure to air pollution before and after birth may affect fundamental cognitive abilities
Credit: ISGlobal A growing body of research suggests that exposure to air pollution in the earliest stages of life is associated with negative effects on...
The geometry of an electron determined for the first time
Credit: University of Basel, Departement of Physics Physicists at the University of Basel are able to show for the first time how a single electron...
Social media data reveal benefits or threats to biodiversity by visitors to nature locations
Credit: Anna Hausmann Understanding how people use and experience important places for living nature is essential for effectively managing and monitoring human activities and conserving...
Tortoises on the menu
Wild chimpanzees eat tortoises after cracking them open against tree trunksCredit: Erwan Theleste "We have known for decades that chimpanzees feed on meat from a...
New exercise guidelines for people with cancer
A decade-old treatment recommendation for people with cancer to take a "slowly slowly" approach to exercise has been replaced with new guidelines recommending a personalised...
SWOG spotlights high-impact research at ASCO
Researchers from SWOG Cancer Research Network, a cancer clinical trials group funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), will give 29 presentations at the 55th...
Researchers from IKBFU study properties of amorphous microwires
Credit: Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University Glass coated amorphous microwires are the newest perspective magnetic composite alloys that can be used for the creation of...
Phase transitions: The math behind the music
Physics professor applies tools of statistical mechanics to explain why basic ordered patterns emerge in music across time and culturesCredit: Jesse Berezovsky/Case Western Reserve University...
Scientists proposed a novel configuration of nanoscopes
Special diffraction gratings with gold plates instead of microlenses can accelerate the generation of images in nanoscopesCredit: Tomsk Polytechnic University Scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University...
Growing cardiovascular genetics field calls for special multidisciplinary clinical programs to better identify and treat inherited heart conditions
DALLAS, May 23, 2019 --With a better understanding of how various heart conditions are inherited, and the availability of faster and less expensive genetic testing,...
Building next gen smart materials with the power of sound
Credit: RMIT University Researchers have used sound waves to precisely manipulate atoms and molecules, accelerating the sustainable production of breakthrough smart materials. Metal-organic frameworks, or...
Lithium-ion battery inventor wins world’s oldest scientific prize
UT's Professor John Goodenough, inventor of the lithium-ion battery, has been awarded the Royal Society of London's Copley MedalCredit: Cockrell School of Engineering, The University...
Researchers reveal new strategy for preventing holiday weight gain
SILVER SPRING, Md.--To avoid putting on extra pounds at the holidays, researchers have found that U.S. adults who engage in daily self-weighing can prevent holiday...
