A small plastic strip can do “weight training” to effortlessly lifts many times its own weight, driven by cyclic changes in the humidity of the surrounding air.
A doctoral student in biology at the University of Zurich has now carried out experiments proving that pigeons have a spatial map and thus possess cognitive…
In the future, the device will link the 380-kV ultra-high voltage level with the 110-kV grid in the Bruchsal-Kändelweg substation plant near Karlsruhe,…
The project is the first of its kind in Vietnam. The vehicle uses the ELFA drive system developed by Siemens, in which the diesel engine does not drive the…
Conversely, great differences in appearance can suggest a very distant relationship, as in many adult marine fish species. For the first time, however, a…
This research, which could one day lead to effective therapies against the virus, was published online ahead of print in the Journal of Virology. “We initiated…
An enzyme known for its role in heart disease may well be a promising target to treat asthma. Researchers from the University of Iowa have found that the…
The North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) is one of the most endangered marine mammal species in the world and has been intensively studied for…
Researchers of the University of Arizona's Tucson Marine Phage Lab have discovered a dozen new types of unknown viruses that infect different strains of marine…
Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) scientists have identified new genetic mutations that can cause pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a rare fatal…
A 2,000-square-kilometer zone in the Yukon Flats of interior Alaska–one of the most flammable high-latitude regions of the world–has seen a dramatic increase…
That's the conclusion of a new study by a team of University of Notre Dame researchers led by Joannes Westerink, co-developer of the authoritative computer…
The findings, recently published online ahead of print in the journal Molecular and Cell Biology, focus on an enzyme known as parkin, whose absence causes an…
The WATERBIOTECH-Conference “Biotechnology for Africa’s sustainable water supply” in Marrakesh (Morocco) from January 8-10 2014 will bring together members of…
Plants grow and thrive through photosynthesis, a process that converts sunlight into energy. During photosynthesis, plants emit what is called fluorescence –…
That's the conclusion of a new study published in the American Journal of Transplantation. The findings will hopefully decrease differences in access to…
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