Big data shows how what we buy affects endangered species
Credit: Daniel Moran and Keiichiro Kanemoto. The things we consume, from iPhones to cars to IKEA furniture, have costs that go well beyond their purchase...
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Witnessing fear in others can physically change brain, scientists say
Credit: David Hungate/Virginia Tech Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have discovered that observing fear in others may change how information flows in...
It’s a girl! Tweaking the names of a pest fanworm group
Credit: Alexander Semenov The largest group of fanworm species with rigid chalky (calcareous) tubes belong to the Hydroides genus, and are easily recognised thanks to...
When the Arctic coast retreats, life in the shallow water areas drastically changes
Credit: Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut/Jaroslav Obu Bremerhaven/Germany, 4 January 2017. The thawing and erosion of Arctic permafrost coasts has dramatically increased in the past years and the...
German Arctic Office to act as consultant to politics and industry
Bremerhaven/Germany, 4 January 2017. The rapid climate changes in the Arctic are no longer just the domain of scientists. The shrinking sea ice and collapsing...
Scientists develop new antibiotic for gonorrhea
Credit: University of York Scientists at the University of York have harnessed the therapeutic effects of carbon monoxide-releasing molecules to develop a new antibiotic which...
Of mice and men: Unique electrical properties of human nerve cells make a difference
The human brain's advanced cognitive capabilities are often attributed to our recently evolved neocortex. Comparison of human and rodent brains shows that the human cortex...
Promising new drug stops spread of melanoma by 90 percent
Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State University researchers have discovered that a chemical compound, and potential new drug, reduces the spread...
Story tips from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, January 2017
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY - Crystal clear conclusion ... Hundreds of tables and plots from papers published about superconductivity are the focus of a Journal of Physics: Condensed...
New tool promotes collaboration and productivity
Researchers have long known that collaboration and help seeking are keys to boosting productivity and producing better work. But few tools currently exist to facilitate...
Sandia forms Spray Combustion Consortium to improve engine design
Credit: Photo by Dino Vournas LIVERMORE, Calif. - Sandia National Laboratories has formed an industry-funded Spray Combustion Consortium to better understand fuel injection by developing...
Who gets most distracted by cell phones?
While it was well known that the use of cell phones or smartphones (hereafter, mobile phones) could cause oversights and delays in judgment, how the...
‘We could make that!’ — Chance meeting leads to creation of antibiotic spider silk
Credit: The University of Nottingham A chance meeting between a spider expert and a chemist has led to the development of antibiotic synthetic spider silk....
Scientists discover a molecular motor has a ‘gear’ for directional switching
Credit: Illustration by Kuo-Fu Tseng, courtesy of Oregon State University. CORVALLIS, Ore. - A study published today offers a new understanding of the complex cellular...
Artificial leaf goes more efficient for hydrogen generation
Credit: UNIST A team of international researchers, affiliated with UNIST has recently engineered a new artificial leaf that can convert sunlight into fuel with groundbreaking...
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