Lake ecologists see winter as a key scientific frontier
Credit: Alexey Trofimov PULLMAN, Wash. - As long as ecologists have studied temperate lakes, the winter has been their off-season. It's difficult, even dangerous, to...
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American scientists discover the first Antarctic ground beetle
Credit: Dr. Allan Ashworth Fossilised forewings from two individuals, discovered on the Beardmore Glacier, revealed the first ground beetle known from the southernmost continent. It...
Life and death following Great Barrier Reef bleaching
Scientists have confirmed the largest die-off of corals ever recorded on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The worst affected area, a 700 km swath of reefs...
Why conservation fails
Oxford, United Kingdom, November 28, 2016 - The only way for northern countries to halt deforestation in the South is to make sure land owners...
Adding clay to saline nanofluids creates useful materials
You've seen sauce or mayonnaise that separates, or a slippery layer of oil that forms on top of skin cream. Oil and water generally stay...
New drug limits and then repairs brain damage in stroke
Researchers at The University of Manchester have discovered that a potential new drug reduces the number of brain cells destroyed by stroke and then helps...
Enough is enough — stem cell factor Nanog knows when to slow down
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) The transcription factor Nanog plays a crucial role in the self-renewal of embryonic stem cells....
Theory that challenges Einstein’s physics could soon be put to the test
Scientists behind a theory that the speed of light is variable - and not constant as Einstein suggested - have made a prediction that could...
Clinical trial of infection detecting bandages begins
Credit: University of Bath A clinical trial of a smart bandage which changes colour when it detects infections is beginning using samples from burns patients...
Thwarting autoimmune diseases
Credit: Eva Huber / Michael Groll / TUM The immunoproteasome dismantles proteins and the resulting fragments are displayed on the surface of cells. This helps...
Successfully treating genetically determined autoimmune enteritis
Using targeted immunotherapy, doctors have succeeded in curing a type of autoimmune enteritis caused by a recently discovered genetic mutation. This report comes from researchers...
Bioscientists at Kent help throat cancer patients speak again
Credit: Dr Campbell W. Gourlay Senior Lecturer in Cell Biology Kent Fungal Group () School of Biosciences University of Kent... Through the work of the...
A novel anticandidal compound containing sulfur from endophytic fungus
Credit: Dr. Shweta Mittal et al. Bentham Science Publishers There is a continuous search for new, safe and relatively cheaper drugs with the advent of...
CNIC scientists discover a key signal in intercellular communication
Credit: CNIC A team of scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), led by Prof. Francisco Sánchez-Madrid, has characterized a cell...
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine named University of the Year 2016
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine has been awarded the prestigious University of the Year award at the Times Higher Education Awards 2016....
