How to improve data management in the supercomputers of the future
Credit: UC3M In recent decades, many scientific discoveries have depended on the analysis of an enormous volume of data, which is done essentially through computational...
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IUPUI study: Climate change drove population decline in New World before Europeans arrived
Credit: Broxton Bird, PhD, School of Science, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS -- What caused the rapid disappearance of a vibrant Native American agrarian culture...
Scat sniffer dogs tell York U researchers a lot about endangered lizards
Loading video... Credit: York University TORONTO, January 31, 2017 - Dogs can be trained to find almost anything (people, drugs, weapons, poached ivory) but one...
Study to examine the relationship between grasslands and soil biodiversity
Credit: Photo courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- A new study by researchers with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture will evaluate pastures to document...
Better and faster diagnosis of diseases
Credit: Photo: Conny Ehm The microsystems engineer Dr. Can Dincer from University of Freiburg has been awarded by the second place in Gips-Schüle Young Scientist...
Plants smell different when they are eaten by exotic herbivores
Credit: (photo: Nicole Van Dam) When they are attacked by herbivores, many plants call in reinforcements. To this end, they emit odours. These odours attract...
NASA’s new shape-shifting radiator inspired by origami
Credit: Credits: Brigham Young University Japan's ancient art of paper folding has inspired the design of a potentially trailblazing "smart" radiator that a NASA technologist...
New study connects running motion to ground force, provides patterns for any runner
Credit: Laurence J. Ryan/SMU Researchers at Southern Methodist University in Dallas have developed a concise new explanation for the basic mechanics involved in human running....
Children’s Hospital of Orange County honored for improving care with health information technology
Credit: Children's Hospital of Orange County ORANGE, Calif. (Jan. 31, 2017) - Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) was named a 2016 Healthcare Information and...
Mechanism for photosynthesis already existed in primeval microbe
Credit: Kobe University A Japanese research group led by Associate Professor ASHIDA Hiroki (Graduate School of Human Development and Environment, Kobe University), Academic Researcher KONO...
The role of the tunnel
Credit: Graphic: AG Koch The targeted incorporation of proteins into the membrane is a vital process for cell maintenance; these membrane proteins ensure the proper...
Paracetamol study could open door for way to treat liver damage
Scientists have shed new light on how the common painkiller paracetamol causes liver damage. Their findings may offer valuable insights into poisoning caused by an...
Scientists step closer to developing new drug in fight against antimicrobial resistance
Scientists have for the first time determined the molecular structure of a new antibiotic which could hold the key to tackling drug resistant bacteria. The...
Paper spotlights key flaw in widely used radioisotope dating technique
An oversight in a radioisotope dating technique used to date everything from meteorites to geologic samples means that scientists have likely overestimated the age of...
Spider silk demonstrates Spider Man-like abilities
Credit: Shuyuan Lin WASHINGTON, D.C., January, 31, 2017 -- Our muscles are amazing structures. With the trigger of a thought, muscle filaments slide past each...
