A new species of hard coral from the World Heritage-listed Lord Howe Island, Australia
Credit: Prof. Andrew Baird The discovery of a new species of hard coral, found on Lord Howe Island, suggests that the fauna of this isolated...
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430 million-year-old fossil named in honor of Sir David Attenborough
Credit: © Siveter et al An international team of scientists led by the University of Leicester has discovered a new 430 million-year-old fossil and has...
Comet 67P full of surprises, says study led by CU Boulder
Credit: NASA March 21, 2017 Images returned from the European Space Agency's Rosetta mission indicate the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko was a very active place...
‘Geofencing’ shows promise in tracking chronic care
Location-tracking apps on smartphones could be used to help track and manage care for thousands of patients who suffer from chronic diseases, and possibly even...
Scientists discover new ‘boat’ form of promising semiconductor GeSe
Credit: Cava lab Princeton researchers have discovered a new form of the simple compound GeSe that has surprisingly escaped detection until now. This so-called beta-GeSe...
Kavli Lectures: Physical chemistry of polymer networks, CRISPR systems for genome editing
WASHINGTON, March 21, 2017 -- Advances in understanding polymer networks and CRISPR-inspired genome engineering tools will be the topics of a pair of Kavli Lectures...
Could OTC medicines be the answer to alcoholism?
Researchers have long wondered if medications could treat alcohol abuse. Ihsan Salloum, M.D., chief of the Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse at the University...
Cool capabilities: Sea hunter, tern on display at sea-air-space
ARLINGTON, Va. -- Advanced software that can transform existing medium-sized vessels into unmanned ships able to autonomously complete naval missions. A four-legged, bio-inspired robot that...
New drug strategy: Target the ribosome to halt protein production
Credit: Bhushan S, Hoffmann T, Seidelt B, Frauenfeld J, Mielke T, Berninghausen O, et al. (2011) doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1000581 The discovery of a chemical compound that halts...
New drug strategy: Target ribosome to halt protein production
Credit: Jamie Cate image. The discovery of a chemical compound that halts the production of a small set of proteins while leaving general protein production...
New plant research leads to discovery of a gene that increases seed yield in maize
Researchers from VIB-UGent have discovered a gene that significantly increases plant growth and seed yield in maize. Research into crop yield is crucial because of...
Caution needed for drugs in development for most common malignant pediatric brain tumor
Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Researchers led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have worked out how a crucial cancer-related protein, a "histone...
Satnavs ‘switch off’ parts of the brain
Credit: Joao Pinelo Silva Using a satnav to get to your destination 'switches off' parts of the brain that would otherwise be used to simulate...
Transparent silver: Tarnish-proof films for flexible displays, touch screens
ANN ARBOR--The thinnest, smoothest layer of silver that can survive air exposure has been laid down at the University of Michigan, and it could change...
Pulverizing electronic waste is green, clean — and cold
Credit: Chandra Sekhar Tiwary/Rice University Researchers at Rice University and the Indian Institute of Science have an idea to simplify electronic waste recycling: Crush it...
