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Generating protective immunity against the early liver stage of malaria infection is feasible but has been difficult to achieve in regions with high rates of...

New research into chimpanzees suggests that, when it comes to altruistically helping a fellow chimpanzee, they are 'indifferent'. The paper, published in Nature Communications, found...

Credit: Video by Roxanne Makasdjian and Stephen McNally When you're suddenly able to understand someone despite their thick accent, or finally make out the lyrics...

EPFL scientists have identified a protein that caps chromosomes during cell division and protect them from oxidative damage and shortening, which are associated with aging...

Credit: Courtesy photo from Jose Maria Martin-Duran and Andreas Hejnol Animals often form either the mouth or the anus from an opening that appears in...

Credit: Image: Dr. Kenneth Kim and Dr. Gina Kirchweger, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology LA JOLLA, CA--Aedes aegypti mosquitoes harboring parasitic Zika virus...

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...