It’s freezing inside… that tornado?
Credit: National Geographic Kids Montreal, January 17, 2018 -- With winter upon us in full force, outdoor temperatures are plummeting. But inside an intense tornado,...
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Delhi’s health system: Inadequate progress for a global city
Over the past decade, India has emerged as one of world's most important engines of economic growth. In the health sector, India is often associated...
When it comes to mating, fruit flies can make rational choices
Credit: Devin Arbuthnott Humans make rational choices -- though perhaps not all the time. But does the ability for rational decision-making extend to other members...
MIT and Eni extend energy collaboration
Credit: Eni Following a stream of research successes in breakthrough technologies in the energy space, MIT President L. Rafael Reif and Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi...
Microbiologists make big leap in developing ‘green’ electronics
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Microbiologists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst report that they have discovered a new type of natural wire produced...
How solvents affect the skin
In the study, the researchers have examined how molecules added to the skin through various liquids and creams affect the skin, and how the same...
Inception of the last ice age
Credit: Henry Patton The Eurasian ice sheet was the third largest ice mass during the Last Glacial Maximum some 22,000 years ago. Alongside the Antarctic...
Scientists make plastic from pine trees
Most current plastics are made from oil, which is unsustainable. However, scientists from the Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies (CSCT) at the University of Bath...
Presumed young star turns out to be a galactic senior citizen
Credit: RUB, Nelle 49 Lib, a relatively bright star in the southern sky, is twelve billion years old rather than just 2.3 billion. For many...
Protein research: The computer as microscope
Credit: RUB, Marquard Using a combination of infrared spectroscopy and computer simulation, researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) have gained new insights into the workings of...
Prolonged exposure to work-related stress thought to be related to certain cancers
For men, prolonged exposure to work-related stress has been linked to an increased likelihood of lung, colon, rectal, and stomach cancer and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The...
4G network infrastructure could mean fewer accidents by drivers
Credit: University of Bristol New research that suggests a pre-existing 4G network infrastructure could help drivers make safe decisions in or near accidents has won...
Study applies game theory to genomic privacy
It comes down to privacy -- biomedical research can't proceed without human genomic data sharing, and genomic data sharing can't proceed without some reasonable level...
Nanotechnology: Lighting up ultrathin films
Based on a study of the optical properties of novel ultrathin semiconductors, researchers of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have developed a method for rapid and...
King Faisal Prize for Würzburg physicist
(University of Würzburg) Another award for Laurens Molenkamp: The physicist won the King Faisal International Prize (KFIP) 2017 in the 'Science' category. The scientist earned...
