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Playful Games Promote Reading Development

Previous research has shown that children’s reading development can be stimulated with structured and playful language games from the age of six. In a current…

Business and Finance

Large Differences in Outcomes of Attempts to Eliminate Double Taxation

The study sheds light on the vastly different results that the established methods to eliminate double taxation may yield in certain situations: that a…

Life & Chemistry

New species of fish in Sweden

Lars-Ove Loo is the underwater photographer who has captured the fish on film. He saw it while making an inventory ahead of the creation of a new nature…

Information Technology

New research could mean faster computers and better mobile phones

Carbon nanotubes and graphene are both made up of carbon and have unique properties. Graphene comprises an atom-thick layer of carbon atoms, while carbon…

Environmental Conservation

The gut could reveal effect of climate change on fish

The gastrointestinal system in fish is much more sensitive to temperature changes than previously believed and may even be a limiting factor for the…

Life & Chemistry

Hitch-hiking with birds for life

Researcher Daniel Gustafsson has studied chewing lice on sandpipers around the world and investigated how host birds' migration patterns affect louse…

Health & Medicine

Vitamin K2: New hope for Parkinson's patients?

This research was done in collaboration with colleagues from Northern Illinois University (US) and will be published this evening on the website of the…

Environmental Conservation

Impact of Missing Megaherbivores on Tropical Forest Biodiversity

“Megaherbivores act as the 'gardeners' of humid tropical forests: They are vital to forest regeneration and maintain its structure and biodiversity”, as was…

Health & Medicine

Molecular Subtypes Influence Lung Cancer Therapy Response

A UNC-led team of scientists has shown for the first time that lung cancer molecular subtypes correlate with distinct genetic alterations and with patient…

Physics & Astronomy

Dawn Reveals Complexities of Ancient Asteroidal World

The findings, published today in a set of Science papers, will help scientists better understand the early solar system and processes that occurred as it…

Environmental Conservation

Nanotube ‘Sponge’ Has Potential in Oil Spill Cleanup

Carbon nanotubes, which consist of atom-thick sheets of carbon rolled into cylinders, have captured scientific attention in recent decades because of their…

Information Technology

Cybersecurity Experts Begin Investigation on Self-Adapting Computer Network That Defends Itself Against Hackers

Scott DeLoach, professor of computing and information sciences, and Xinming “Simon” Ou, associate professor of computing and information sciences, are…

Environmental Conservation

Water Quality Trading Could Significantly Reduce Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Costs

According to the study, nutrient credit trading—allowing polluters to purchase reductions from other sources to help meet pollution reduction goals—could…

Life & Chemistry

Successful Stem Cell Differentiation Requires DNA Compaction

Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University found that chromatin compaction is required for proper embryonic stem cell…

Automotive Engineering

Johnson Controls Launches Carbon Fiber Exterior Parts for Cars

Johnson Controls, a leading global supplier of automotive interiors and electronics, is applying its expertise in natural fiber processing technology for…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Drax cements position as the cleanest, most efficient power station in the UK as £100m turbine upgrade nears completion

The project, which has taken five years to complete, will enable Drax Power Station to reduce its emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) by one million tons a year,…

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