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...
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...
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...
(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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
Washington, DC - Dec. 20, 2016 - Results from a placebo-controlled trial provide a strategy for improving fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) for patients with recurrent...
Hokkaido University researchers are finding evidence of natural selection that maintains the status quo among ant populations. A type of natural selection, called "stabilizing selection",...
Credit: RIKEN Billions of cells in our bodies die every day in an important process called apoptosis. Now, researchers at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute...
Competitive sports and games are all about the performance of players and teams, which results in performance-based hierarchies. Because such performance is measurable and is...
Credit: Professor Niels Madsen Swansea University scientists working at CERN have made a landmark finding, taking them one step closer to answering the question of...
