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Earth Sciences

Stratospheric Events Boost Santa Ana Winds and Wildfire Risks

Now, a new study finds that on occasion, the winds have an accomplice with respect to fires, at least: Natural atmospheric events known as stratospheric…

Information Technology

Discover FotoQuest Austria: Join the Citizen Science Adventure

IIASA researchers today launched a summer-long citizen science campaign, FotoQuest Austria. The new game-like app allows participants to take geo-located…

Physics & Astronomy

Surfer-Shaped Waves Discovered in Near-Earth Space

The universe overflows with repeating patterns. From the smallest cells to the largest galaxies, scientists are often rewarded by observing similar patterns in…

Life & Chemistry

Spawning Frequency’s Impact on Coral Reef Species Networks

New research on tropical coral reef ecosystems showed that releasing larvae more often is beneficial for a species' network. The study on reproductive…

Studies and Analyses

Social Engagement Boosts Disaster Preparedness Efforts

People who participate in social activities in their community are more likely to plan and prepare for future disasters, such as tsunamis, according to a new…

Information Technology

Empowering Communities in Crisis: Innovative Solutions Unveiled

Lengthy power outages, severe storms or large scale flooding such as happened in Southern Germany in 2013: they all show our society’s vulnerability to…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Harnessing Industrial Waste Heat for Efficient Climate Control

South Tyrol’s EURAC Institute for Renewable Energy is exploring this new technology in the “FLEXYNETS” project which is financed to the tune of two million…

Life & Chemistry

Lichens, Mosses, and Cyanobacteria: Hidden Greenhouse Gas Emitters

Inconspicuous creatures surprise with a property that is important for our climate: Lichens, mosses and cyanobacteria release large quantities of the…

Life & Chemistry

Measuring Aging in Young Adults: New Research Breakthrough

An international research team from the US, UK, Israel and New Zealand has found a way to measure the aging process in young adults  a much younger population…

Life & Chemistry

New Atomic Model of Biological Multi-Fuel Engine Unveiled

University of Tokyo researchers have constructed the atomic model structure of the protein complex that corresponds to the stator (stationary part of a motor…

Earth Sciences

Discovering Low-Frequency Tremors at Subduction Boundaries

A University of Tokyo research group has discovered slow-moving low-frequency tremors which occur at the shallow subduction plate boundary in Hyuga-nada, off…

Health & Medicine

Heparin Drug Reduces Infection Risk of Watery Diarrhea

Researchers at the University of Tokyo and Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine have demonstrated that heparin, a type of sulfated…

Life & Chemistry

Sox9 Action Revealed: Key Mechanisms in Cartilage Formation

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have identified modes of Sox9 action during cartilage formation by analyzing big data on Sox9 location, chromatin state,…

Life & Chemistry

How RNA Interference Works: Insights from Japanese Researchers

University of Tokyo and Kyoto University researchers have revealed the molecular mechanism of RNA interference (RNAi), the phenomenon by which the synthesis of…

Life & Chemistry

Singapore team's discovery of new genomic aberrations of gastric cancer could pave the way for precision medicine

Singapore scientists from A*STAR’s Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) and Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), together with colleagues from the…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Battery-Powered Aircraft Completes Historic Alps Crossing

Researchers of the Institute of Aircraft Design showed the practicability of battery powered aircraft with a spectacular flight over the Alps. A milestone…

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