Credit: Swanson School of Engineering During graduate school at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh, Warren Ruder wondered if it might be possible to genetically...
In the Mediterranean region, there are numerous UNESCO World Heritage Sites in low-lying coastal areas. These include, for example, the Venetian Lagoon, the Old City...
Human Evolution Beyond Biology and Culture: Evolutionary Social, Environmental and Policy Sciences (Cambridge University Press, October 2018) is a new book written by ICREA Research...
Scientists have revealed the intricate process that bone cells use to repair themselves after mechanical injury, according to a study in the open-access journal eLife....
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 17, 2018--A new study presents a novel method of using a microfluidic flow cell array...
The first detailed analysis of air pollution trends in China reveals a 20 per cent drop in concentrations of particulate pollution over the last three...
Researchers have discovered a novel consequence of loss of the tumour protein p53 that promotes cancer development, according to new findings in eLife. The study...
With scarce nutrients and weak gravity, growing potatoes on the Moon or on other planets seems unimaginable. But the plant hormone strigolactone could make it...
Credit: University of Bristol A new statistical tool to help target resources following deadly natural disasters has been created by the University of Bristol, allowing...
Despite the widespread application of zinc oxide nanoparticles in biomedicine, their use is still a controversial issue. Zinc oxide nanoparticles were are reported to have...
Credit: (Photo: Carsten Costard) Big storage capacities, short charging times, and no burnable liquid electrolytes - the solid-state battery is to enable safe electric mobility...
Studies of human populations and animal models suggest that a father's experiences such as diet or environmental stress can influence the health and development of...
Credit: Chris Watts, Rothamsted Research. Ground penetrating radar isn't something from the latest sci-fi movie. It's actually a tool used by soil scientists to measure...
Investigators who analyzed the published literature have found significant gaps in our understanding of the effects of microplastics--plastic particles less than 5mm in size--in the...
As the prevalence of maternal and fetal complications increases with advancing pregnancy beyond 39 weeks, induction of labor at 39 weeks has been proposed as...
