Study shows how a dog’s diet shapes its gut microbiome
Washington, DC - January 24, 2017 - Studies of the gut microbiome have gone to the dogs -- and pets around the world could benefit...
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First of a kind footage of a living stylodactylid shrimp filter-feeding at depth of 4826 m
Credit: Dr. Mary Wicksten Depths such as those at the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument are an extreme challenge for explorers, providing scarce information about...
Chinese scientists discover a new species of catfish in Myanmar
Credit: Xiao-Yong Chen During a survey of the freshwater fishes of the Mali Hka River drainage in the Hponkanrazi Wildlife Sanctuary, Myanmar, scientists Xiao-Yong Chen,...
The universe in a cup of coffee (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2017 -- Reactions, the ACS YouTube channel that covers the chemistry of everyday life, is joining PBS...
Two who enabled El Niño forecasts win 2017 Vetlesen Prize
(The Earth Institute at Columbia University) Two scientists who untangled the complex forces that drive El Niño, the world's most powerful weather cycle, have won...
Why some drivers slow down when using mobile phones: QUT research
Credit: QUT Marketing & Communication With mobile phone distracted driving a growing road safety issue, a QUT study reveals why some drivers slow down when...
New avenue for anti-depressant therapy discovered
Credit: Turku Centre for Biotechnology Finnish researchers have made a ground-breaking discovery revealing new molecular information on how the brain regulates depression and anxiety. They...
Sci-fi holograms a step closer with ANU invention
Credit: Lei Wang, ANU Physicists from The Australian National University (ANU) have invented a tiny device that creates the highest quality holographic images ever achieved,...
Finding new cancer drugs in the neighborhood
Credit: Dezs? Módos Cancer is caused by an accumulation of genetic changes in a cell, that overcome the normal checks and balances leading to uncontrolled...
New project to boost sat-nav positioning accuracy anywhere in world
A project exploiting Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) to establish the blueprint for the world's most accurate real-time positioning service is to run at The...
Nanocavity and atomically thin materials advance tech for chip-scale light sources
Credit: University of Washington When an individual uses Facebook or searches Google, the information processing happens in a large data center. Short distance optical interconnects...
UTA electrical engineering professor earns society’s highest honor
Credit: UT Arlington J.-C. Chiao, a University of Texas at Arlington electrical engineering professor, has been named a Fellow of SPIE, the international society for...
Berkeley launches RISELab, enabling computers to make intelligent real-time decisions
Credit: UC Berkeley. UC Berkeley today launched the RISELab, the successor of AMPLab, and the latest in its series of five-year intensive research labs in...
New insights into the forms of metal-organic frameworks
Credit: UNIST The accurate interpretation of particle sizes and shapes in nanoporus materials is essential to understanding and optimizing the performance of porous materials used...
Researchers report new understanding of global warming
Credit: University of Houston Researchers know that more, and more dangerous, storms have begun to occur as the climate warms. A team of scientists has...
