Chimpanzees are ‘indifferent’ when it comes to altruism
New research into chimpanzees suggests that, when it comes to altruistically helping a fellow chimpanzee, they are 'indifferent'. The paper, published in Nature Communications, found...
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Pop-outs: How the brain extracts meaning from noise
Credit: Video by Roxanne Makasdjian and Stephen McNally When you're suddenly able to understand someone despite their thick accent, or finally make out the lyrics...
Aging and cancer: An enzyme protects chromosomes from oxidative damage
EPFL scientists have identified a protein that caps chromosomes during cell division and protect them from oxidative damage and shortening, which are associated with aging...
Discovering the origin of mouth and anus
Credit: Courtesy photo from Jose Maria Martin-Duran and Andreas Hejnol Animals often form either the mouth or the anus from an opening that appears in...
LJI researchers strengthen the case for sexual transmission of Zika virus
Credit: Image: Dr. Kenneth Kim and Dr. Gina Kirchweger, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology LA JOLLA, CA--Aedes aegypti mosquitoes harboring parasitic Zika virus...
Golden jackals might be settling in the Czech Republic, hint multiple observations
Credit: Klára Pyšková The first living golden jackal in the Czech Republic was reported by researchers from Charles University, Prague. The scientists captured the canid...
Scientists zero in on biological diversity in ‘poor man’s rainforest’
Credit: Lindsay Key The soil beneath our feet is not as biologically diverse as scientists previously thought, according to a research team that includes a...
Focused interactions important for protein dynamics
Many biological processes in cells function solely due to the phenomenon of diffusion. This ensures that particles are able to move randomly and aimlessly on...
Study pinpoints when the Galápagos Islands developed their unique ecology
(University of Colorado at Boulder) A new study in Earth and Planetary Science Letters shows the geologic formation of one part of the Galapagos Islands...
Spicy molecule inhibits growth of breast cancer cells
Capsaicin, an active ingredient of pungent substances such as chilli or pepper, inhibits the growth of breast cancer cells. This was reported by a team...
Einstein in an iron crystal
Tiny relativistic effects form the basis of the functionalities in modern technology, as exemplified in magnetic hard disks and data storage media. Now for the...
Going green with nanotechnology
Nanotechnology offers many chances to benefit the environment and health. It can be applied to save raw materials and energy, develop enhanced solar cells and...
Safe and inexpensive hydrogen production as a future energy source
Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - Hydrogen gas is a promising alternative energy source to overcome our reliance on carbon-based fuels, and has the benefit...
Characterization of magnetic nanovortices simplified
Magnetic nanovortices, so-called "skyrmions", count among the most promising candidates for the future of information technology. Processors and storage media making use of these tiny...
A social network for fish
Researchers have won a major new grant award for a study that will help to improve the welfare of live fish used in scientific tests....
