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Physics & Astronomy

Hubble's First Frontier Field Finds Thousands of Unseen, Faraway Galaxies

The long-exposure image taken with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is the deepest-ever picture taken of a cluster of galaxies, and also contains images of some…

Seminars Workshops

Surface Modification of Cellulose Fibers for Composites

These fiber-reinforced composites can be used in all situations in which the structural elements are subjected to special requirements. Due to the strong…

Health & Medicine

Scientists Unlock Evolution of Cholera, Identify Strain Responsible for Early Pandemics That Killed Millions

Using sophisticated techniques, the team has mapped the entire genome of the elusive 19th century bacterium. The findings are significant because, until now,…

Studies and Analyses

Epilepsy Drug in Pregnancy: Safe for Preschool Child Development

“These results are heartening, as the use of levetiracetam has increased in recent years, but there has been limited information on its effect on the thinking,…

Earth Sciences

Discovery of the Tomb of Khonsuemheb

A Japanese mission from Waseda University’s Institute of Egyptology, under the direction of Prof. Jiro Kondo, discovered a new private tomb in the el-Khokha…

Life & Chemistry

First Shark Genome Decoded by International Team of Scientists

An international team of researchers, including scientists of the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, has sequenced and analysed the genome…

Life & Chemistry

New Study Reveals White Sharks Can Live Over 70 Years

Sharks are typically aged by counting alternating opaque and translucent band pairs deposited in sequence in their vertebrae. It is unclear whether these band…

Health & Medicine

Mass. General Advances Hand and Face Transplant Availability

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have made an important step towards greater availability of hand transplants, face transplants and other…

Environmental Conservation

Climate Change Alters Global Plant and Animal Distribution

Climate warming is changing the distribution of plants and animals worldwide. Recently it was shown that in the past two decades, European bird and butterfly…

Earth Sciences

Climate change: How does soil store CO2?

Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions continue to rise – in 2012 alone, 35.7 billion tons of this greenhouse gas entered the atmosphere*. Some of this CO2 is…

Health & Medicine

Discovery brings scientists one step closer to understanding tendon injury

Tendons, such as the Achilles, connect muscle to bone, and are loaded repeatedly during movement. When exposed to particularly high loads, this can cause…

Physics & Astronomy

Quasars Reveal Fast-Swirling Clouds Around Galaxies

Led by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign astronomy professor Robert J. Brunner and former graduate student Troy Hacker (now with the U.S. Air Force),…

Materials Sciences

Magneto-Optical Nonreciprocal Devices in Silicon Photonics

As the recent demand for optical interconnections is increased, much attention has been paid to silicon photonics because of the small device footprint and…

Life & Chemistry

Musical Molecules: Nanofibers Respond to Beethoven and Mozart

Accordingly, a scientific question arises: Can molecules or molecular assemblies interact physically with the sound vibrations of music? In the journal…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights on Beta-Cells and Insulin Resistance

In this condition the body produces insulin but cannot use it effectively and it can lead to the onset of type-2 diabetes. Dr. Matthew Poy`s research group…

Environmental Conservation

Microbe community changes may reduce Amazon’s ability to lock up carbon dioxide

The Amazon rainforest is the largest terrestrial reservoir or “sink” for carbon dioxide, a gas that has been linked to climate change. Through photosynthesis,…

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