Researchers in Japan have determined the structural basis of the molecular defense system that protects insects from pathogens, which provides clarity on the…
Creative ideas, easily financed technical solutions and practical examples of sustainable urban development – these are just some of the surprises that Siemens…
During waterlogging or flooding, plants can’t take up enough oxygen that they urgently need for their cellular respiration and energy production. Plants…
As part of this effort, the global Siemens research organization Corporate Technology has become the technical coordinator of the EU’s FINSENY (Future INternet…
This user-friendly solution was developed by Siemens and BMW for the Modellregion Elektromobilität München – Drive eCharged project. The partners’ goal with…
A special group of millipedes is capable of coiling themselves into a perfect ball when disturbed, like a hedgehog or an armadillo, and are therefore called…
Their findings have been published in the current issue of Science Express, an online publication of selected papers in advance of the print edition of…
NOAA scientists have found that pressure from increasing coastal populations, ship and boat groundings, marine debris, poaching, and climate change are…
Marina Pollán, researcher at the Carlos III Institute of Health and one of the authors of the study explains that “biological and physiological changes in…
There is no link between long-term use of mobile phones and tumours of the brain or central nervous system, finds new research published on bmj.com today.In…
Leaf litter ants are often used to measure the overall ecological health of an area because of the large number of species present and because the health of…
Fragrant essential oils, derived from plants, may release various VOCs into the air. VOC degradation caused by the reaction of these compounds with ozone…
A team of international researchers has discovered a new Ebola-like virus – Lloviu virus — in bats from northern Spain. Lloviu virus is the first known…
In a paper published in the journal PLoS Genetics, John Manak, an assistant professor of biology in the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Chris…
Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center today announce findings published in the October 20 issue of Nature that show for the first time the inhibition of…
Using technology first adapted to identify tigers by stripe patterns, WCS conservationists have identified 19 individual jaguars by spot patterns in the…