Italy’s oldest olive oil discovered in peculiar pot
Credit: Polo Regionale di Siracusa per i siti e musei archeologici Museo Paolo Orsi CASTELLUCCIO, ITALY- (May 30, 2018)- Olive oil is a staple of...
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OSA to launch new gold open-access journal, OSA Continuum
Credit: OSA Publishing Team WASHINGTON--The Optical Society (OSA) today announced it will begin publishing a new Open-Access journal, OSA Continuum, in September 2018. The new...
Sugarcane pest produces foam to protect itself from heat
Credit: INCT Semiochemicals and ESALQ-USP Tiny balls of froth can often be seen near the roots of plants in sugarcane plantations in Brazil during summer....
The ideal balance of 1960: Beyond poverty and before overconsumption
That our society is not doing well in terms of sustainability is well known. But how did we end up in that situation? To answer...
Powered by citizen volunteers, air pollution study gets $1.6 million
Credit: Provided/CSU CEAMS What's portable, self-contained, solar-powered, and can take precise measurements of how dirty the air is in someone's backyard? That would be some...
Magic in metal could help put excess carbon dioxide to good use
Credit: University of Delaware/Evan Krape The chunk of metal sitting on a table in Joel Rosenthal's office at the University of Delaware looks like it...
Researchers devise new way to discern what microbes eat
Credit: Christian Lott A new technique devised by researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Calgary provides a more in-depth look at...
Next generation radiation detection devices wins government a KTP top rating
Credit: Kromek A UK company, with a base in Huddersfield, is pioneering the development and manufacture of compact, technically-advanced electronic devices that detect and monitor...
Bees adjust to seasons with nutrients in flowers and ‘dirty water’
Credit: Steffan Hacker, Tufts University MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE (May 29, 2018)--Researchers at Tufts University have discovered that honey bees alter their diet of nutrients according to the...
Ants provide clues to why biodiversity is higher in the tropics
Credit: Benoit Guénard It's a puzzle that has confounded biologists for centuries: the earth's tropical regions are home to an enormous variety of plant and...
Promising news from biomedicine: DNA origami more resilient than previously understood
Credit: Boxuan Shen and Veikko Linko/Aalto University The DNA origami technique is a widely used method for making complex, yet well-defined nanostructures, with applications in...
Huddling for survival: monkeys with more social partners can winter
Credit: Liz Campbell Wild monkeys which have more social partners form larger huddles in adverse weather and have a better chance of surviving winter, new...
EMBO welcomes Montenegro as its 30th member
Heidelberg, 30 May 2018 - EMBO is pleased to announce that Montenegro has joined its intergovernmental funding body, the European Molecular Biology Conference (EMBC). Montenegro...
Body knows best: A natural healing mechanism for inflammatory bowel disease
Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science Treating inflammatory diseases of the bowel is extremely challenging: Genes, gut microbes and disrupted immune function all contribute. Weizmann Institute...
Trinity College Dublin to host Schrodinger at 75 — The Future of Biology conference
We at Trinity College Dublin are delighted to invite you to a one-of-its-kind international conference showcasing an unprecedented gathering of world-leading scientists -- including six...
