Satellite finds Tropical Cyclone 03S developing in Southern Indian Ocean
Credit: NASA/NRL Tropical Cyclone 03S formed in the Southern Indian Ocean and the NOAA-20 satellite passed overhead and captured a visible image of the storm....
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Family tree of 400 million people shows genetics has limited influence on longevity
Although long life tends to run in families, genetics has far less influence on life span than previously thought, according to a new analysis of...
Trying to understand cells’ interior design
Credit: IBS How do you imagine the interior of our cells? Often compared to tiny factories, cells found smart and sophisticated ways to organize their...
New study shows that mothers prefer daughters and fathers prefer sons
Finnish and American researchers in evolutionary biology conducted an online experiment and survey which reveals that women prefer and are more likely to invest in...
Springer Nature to publish the Journal of Proteins and Proteomics
An international, peer-reviewed journal that amalgamates two important areas of life sciences research - proteins and proteomics - has become part of the Springer Nature...
Regeneration in the digestive tract
Credit: NIAID, modified by Sofia Forslund, MDC, CC BY 2.0 The human gut is teeming with billions of beneficial bacteria. Therapies that use antibiotics often...
Making cheese & co. taste better
The taste of fermented foods such as cheese, yogurt, beer, yeast dough, or soy sauce is very popular with consumers worldwide. In addition to volatile...
CO2 emissions in Russia go up in line with economic growth up until a certain point
Pollution in Russia increases along with economic growth, but only until it reaches a certain threshold, from where it starts to decrease, demonstrates a recent...
33,000 people die every year due to infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Credit: ECDC/TLID The authors said "the estimated burden of infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the EU/EEA is substantial compared to that of other infectious diseases,...
Ice Memory: the Italian Cnr and Ca’ Foscari mission begins with the Grand Combin
Credit: Riccardo Selvatico (Cnr / Ca' Foscari University of Venice) The 4200 meters of the Grand Combin glacier, on the border between Switzerland and Italy,...
Novel tracer developed for precision targeting of non-small cell lung cancer
Credit: Zhaoguo Han, Yadi Xiao, Kai Wang, Ji Yan, Zunyu Xiao, Fang Fang, Zhongnan Jin, Yang Liu and Baozhong Shen, J Nucl Med Nov 2018....
Spotting and stopping the spectrum saboteurs
Credit: IMDEA Networks Institute A new research project has been launched with the aim of developing a system for detecting threats to the electromagnetic space....
DARPA expands SwRI’s flight test interoperability contract to include ground vehicles
Credit: Image Courtesy of Southwest Research Institute SAN ANTONIO -- Nov. 6, 2018 -- Southwest Research Institute is helping the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency...
Los Alamos pursues efficient computing with Cray, Marvell, and Arm
Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS ALAMOS, N.M., November 5, 2018--In a drive to significantly boost usable operations per watt, per dollar and per development...
Making steps toward improved data storage
Credit: Kyoto University/Hirori Lab Kyoto, Japan -- A team of scientists has created the world's most powerful electromagnetic pulses in the terahertz range to control...
