Exponentially increasing understanding of early life on Earth
Despite decades of research, there’s still much scholars don’t understand about life’s beginnings and early evolution. A UC Riverside paper has opened the door to...
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Improving ‘health span’ through slowing age-related cognitive decline
Two University of Oklahoma researchers have been awarded more than $2 million in grants from the Hevolution Foundation to further their studies on age-related cognitive...
Delaying diabetes with diet and exercise for 4 years results in better long-term health
Individuals diagnosed with prediabetes can reduce their long-term risk of death and diabetes-related health complications if they delay the onset of diabetes for just four...
Global database reveals large gaps in our knowledge of four-footed animals
Researchers developed TetrapodTraits – a global database of animals with four feet – which can now be applied for better ecology, evolution and conservation research....
Researchers develop stable solid contact calcium ion-selective electrode using copper sulfide nanoflowers
Recently, a research team led by Prof. HUANG Xingjiu from the Institute of Solid State Physics, the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese...
Researchers introduce new method to fine-tune properties of layered transition metal dichalcogenides crystals
Recently, a research group led by Assoc. Prof. CAO Liang from Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Prof. XIONG Yimin...
2024 CNRS Innovation Medal: meet the three winners
The chemist Cyril Aymonier, the physicist Lydéric Bocquet, and the quantum physics specialist Eleni Diamanti are the winners of the 2024 CNRS Innovation Medal. Since...
Nicolas Christin Named Head of Carnegie Mellon University’s Software and Societal Systems Department
Software is ubiquitous in everyday life, but that hasn't always been the case. Just 25 years ago, cellphones came with Snake installed, Apple released its...
Egg cell maintenance: Long-lived proteins may be essential
Female mammals – including humans – are born with all of their egg cells. Of a woman’s one to two million egg cells, about 400...
A time crystal made of giant atoms
A crystal is an arrangement of atoms that repeats itself in space, in regular intervals: At every point, the crystal looks exactly the same. In...
Study examines tree adaptability to climate change
During his recent yearlong sabbatical, Daniel Laughlin led a study that found trees can sustain life in temperatures higher or lower than where they are...
Groundbreaking study reveals oceanic seabirds chase tropical cyclones
A new study published today in Current Biology, "Oceanic Seabirds Chase Tropical Cyclones," reveals that the rare Desertas Petrels (Pterodroma deserta), a wide-ranging seabird in...
Hebrew University celebrates Prof. Inbal Goshen’s election to EMBO membership
Hebrew University is proud to announce that Prof. Inbal Goshen has been elected as a member of the prestigious European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO). This...
Cologne biologist Aleksandra Trifunovic accepted as a new member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Together with other internationally renowned European scientists, the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) has accepted the molecular biologist Professor Dr Aleksandra Trifunovic from the Institute...
UCF biologist continues unraveling mystery of magnetic bacteria
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEdDH9opd2kCredit: Photo by Antoine Hart VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEdDH9opd2k The remarkable ability of migratory animals to navigate and recall routes may be attributed to a sensitivity to not...
