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Study explores the genetics behind the evolution of flightless birds Since Darwin's era, scientists have wondered how flightless birds like emus, ostriches, kiwi, cassowaries and...

Standardizing measurement of the physical, social and emotional effects experienced by caregivers of people with TBI could lead to better support for an overlooked group...

Rising demand for solar panels is having a major effect on the worldwide price of silver, which could lead to solar panel production costs becoming...

Credit: Monash University Embryonic stem cells (ESC) have the ability to self-renew, and, being pluripotent have the potential to create almost any cell type in...

Credit: M. Ribezzi-Crivellari et al. Maxwell's demon is a machine proposed by James Clerk Maxwell in 1897. The hypothetical machine would use thermal fluctuations to...

NRG Oncology, a National Cancer Institute (NCI) National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN) group conducting practice-changing clinical and translational research, has been awarded funding of over...

Credit: Annemarie Kramell Even thousands of years ago people wore clothing with colourful patterns made from plant and animal-based dyes. Chemists from Martin Luther University...

Previous recipients include Michio Kaku, Neil deGrasse TysonCredit: SMU SMU physicist Jodi Cooley has been named the 2019 Klopsteg Memorial Lecture Award recipient. The award,...

New deep-learning approach predicts protein structure from amino acid sequence Nearly every fundamental biological process necessary for life is carried out by proteins. They create...

Genomic study of 1980's outbreak at a Wisconsin hospital may provide targets for better treatment of hospital-acquired infections A new study led by a research...

Credit: Unsplash La Trobe University researchers have found the heaviest drinking 10 per cent of Australians drink over half the alcohol consumed in Australia, downing...

For decades, experts have predicted that quantum computers will someday perform difficult tasks, such as simulating complex chemical systems, that can't be done by conventional...

Society's expectations about gender roles alter the human brain at the cellular level, according to a paper published by a group of neuroscience researchers at...

Credit: YU Shuhong Solid acid catalysts (SACs) have attracted continuous research interests in past years, as they play a pivotal role in establishing environmentally friendly...

Overall, added benefit not proven In 2017, the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) already examined the advantages and disadvantages of...