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Stanford researchers discover the African cichlid's noisy courtship ritual

African cichlids enjoy an alien, exotic courtship routine. A dominant male attracts choice females to his territory by dancing seductively.If the female is…

Life & Chemistry

Fruit Flies Unlock Key to ALS-Like Disease Mechanism

In a report published April 26 in Neuron, the research team says it has discovered that a mutation responsible for a rare, hereditary motor neuron disease…

Health & Medicine

Discovery of Key Pathway in Meningioma Tumor Growth

Johns Hopkins researchers say they have discovered one of the most important cellular mechanisms driving the growth and progression of meningioma, the most…

Power and Electrical Engineering

'No-sleep energy bugs' drain smartphone batteries

“These energy bugs are a silent battery killer,” said Y. Charlie Hu, a Purdue University professor of electrical and computer engineering. “A fully charged…

Earth Sciences

Polarstern’s 27th Arctic Expedition: Insights from the Sea

44 expedition participants from institutions from Germany, Belgium, USA and the United Kingdom will spend around one month at sea. Their main study area is the…

Life & Chemistry

How Much Cell Density Can Our Blood Sustain?

When people say “Blood is thicker than water,“ they are literally right. Because nearly half of the ‘life liquid’ consists of solid components. The red blood…

Life & Chemistry

Understanding Cell Division: Insights from the MitoSys Project

The Integrating EU-project “MitoSys” is a major, multi-national research effort that aims to deepen our understanding of how cells divide. To make this project…

Earth Sciences

NASA's TRMM views forming tropical cyclone

Each of them has the potential for development into a tropical cyclone, although System 95E has a greater chance. That low was recently spotted by NASA's TRMM…

Life & Chemistry

Berkeley Lab Defines Healthy Human Microbiome Insights

You're outnumbered. There are ten times as many microbial cells in you as there are your own cells.The human microbiome—as scientists call the communities of…

Studies and Analyses

Childhood Virus Linked to Prolonged Seizures in Research Findings

New research shows that human herpesviruses (HHV)-6B and HHV-7, commonly know as roseola virus), account for one third of febrile status epilepticus (FSE)…

Life & Chemistry

Regenerated Cells Offer Hope for Corneal Vision Restoration

Regenerative medicine, or the use of specially grown tissues and cells to treat injuries and diseases, has been successful in treating disorders of a number of…

Studies and Analyses

Cougars Reclaim Historic Range in the U.S. After 100 Years

American mountain lions, or cougars, are re-emerging in areas of the United States, reversing 100 years of decline. The evidence, published in The Journal of…

Life & Chemistry

Tracking Moving Breast Cancer Cells: New Insights Revealed

Breast cancer cells frequently move from their primary site and invade bone, decreasing a patient's chance of survival. This process of metastasis is complex,…

Physics & Astronomy

Researchers 'heal' plasma-damaged semiconductor with treatment of hydrogen radicals

However, the plasma-induced defects and surface residues that remain after such processes tend to degrade the optical and electrical properties of the devices….

Earth Sciences

Access granted – Geothermal Information System now in English

As a freely available information platform which went online in 2009, GeotIS provides access to comprehensive data relevant for geothermal project planning in…

Social Sciences

Training Character Strengths Boosts Happiness and Well-Being

It proved for the first time that this kind of training works. The largest impact was evident in training the strengths “curiosity”, “gratitude”, “optimism”,…

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