Cats’ faces hard to read, except for ‘cat whisperers,’ research finds
Cats have a reputation for being hard to read, but new research from the University of Guelph has found that some people are veritable 'cat...
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Kelp farming on the west coast — Environmentally friendly aquaculture
Credit: Wouter Visch There is a growing interest of the cultivation of macro algae. A new dissertation studies the best conditions for sustainable cultivation of...
Deep learning identifies molecular patterns of cancer
Credit: Akalin lab, MDC A new deep-learning algorithm can quickly and accurately analyze several types of genomic data from colorectal tumors for more accurate classification,...
Australian GPs widely offering placebos, new study finds
Active and inactive alternatives offered to patientsCredit: University of Sydney Most Australian GPs have used a placebo in practice at least once, with active placebos...
EMBL and Leica sign open innovation collaboration agreement
Credit: Massimo del Prete/EMBL EMBL often cooperates with industry partners, and has cooperated successfully with Leica for many years. Based on this strong partnership, Leica...
Evidence: Antarctica’s thinning ice shelves causing more ice to move from land into sea
Researchers have produced the first physics-based quantifiable evidence that thinning ice shelves in Antarctica are causing more ice to flow from the land into the...
Satellite imagery shows Typhoon Kammuri’s center obscured
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP or S-NPP satellite passed over the Philippine Sea in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean and found Typhoon Kammuri's eye...
Protein defect leaves sperm chasing their tails
A team led by researchers from Osaka University identify a protein required for electrical signal sensing, which, when defective, causes sperm to swim in circlesCredit:...
E4 Ecography Award for Ludmilla Figueiredo
Credit: Photo: Robert Emmerich / University of Wuerzburg Calcareous grasslands are dry, nutrient-poor habitats that occur frequently in the north of Bavaria. They are home...
Sweet potato uses a single odor to warn its neighbors of insect attack
Odor induces a defense response in sweet potatoes to herbivores and protects other plants against potential invaders.Credit: Anja Meents, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology...
NASA-NOAA satellite analyzes a strengthening Typhoon Kammuri
Credit: Credit: NASA/NOAA/UWM-SSEC-CIMSS, William Straka III NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided forecasters with infrared and nighttime views of Typhoon Kammuri that showed the storm continued...
Researchers at IRB Barcelona study how altered protein degradation contributes to the development of tumors
Credit: Francisco Martínez, IRB Barcelona. To understand the molecular bases of cancer, it is imperative to determine the genetic alterations responsible for the development and...
Decades old debate settled: Golgi key to maintenance of molecule-sorting station in cells
New mechanism to explain how the cell organelle that sorts and distributes substances entering a cell is formed and maintainedCredit: Professor Jiro Toshima from the...
The tone of voice varies when cells communicate
Credit: Anna Larsson How cells communicate is the focus of a new thesis from the University of Gothenburg. "By studying mammalian cells, as well as...
Frankfurt archaeologists investigate ‘lost cities’ in Oman
Early career researcher Stephanie Döpper awarded funding by Gerda Henkel Foundation to study abandoned mud-brick settlements in OmanCredit: Stephanie Döpper Goethe University is sending researchers...